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Sarah EG is 50% done

Continues to be fascinating - deeply researched, fun to read, widely informative. Unfortunately, Watson continues to forget that the world exists outside of Western Europe, the US, and occasionally Soviet Russia.

— Dec 08, 2025 07:37PM

The Modern Mind: An Intellectual History of the 20th Century

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Sarah EG is 15% done

I continue to be impressed by this book. It’s both comprehensive and readable — genuine page turner. My only critique is that I wish he remembered the rest of the world besides Western Europe and America existed :/ :/ :/

— Oct 26, 2025 08:05AM

Sarah EG is 5% done

Watson pulls off an astonishing feat: writing a sweeping intellectual history of the 20th-century that's nonetheless lively and engaging. Loving it thus far! (only 700 pages left :sideeye)

— Oct 13, 2025 02:06PM