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What it's about
Bob Woodward goes behind the scenes of the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and the American presidency, drawing on interviews with insiders to show how President Biden and his team managed a period of global crisis, and what Donald Trump did out of office.
Why it's worth reading
It reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. Woodward, a two-time Pulitzer winner, is the most famous political reporter of his era.
You'll love it if you liked
All the President's Men
Fear: Trump in the White House
A Promised LandGood to know
It relies heavily on anonymous sources. It covers events from 2021 to 2024.
By the numbers
- Readers73 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller37 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
Where it ranks
- #27 of the 44 politics books we rank
- #217 of the 481 new books we rank
- #1215 of the 2,816 books we rank
Why it made the list
Reads as
True story, Dark
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Quick answers
Is War worth reading?
Yes. It reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. It ranks #1,215 of the 2,816 books in our ranking, with a Must-Read Score of 70.7 (the best book we found scores 99).
What is War about?
Bob Woodward goes behind the scenes of the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and the American presidency, drawing on interviews with insiders to show how President Biden and his team managed a period of global crisis, and what Donald Trump did out of office.
How long does it take to read War?
About 9 hours (376 pages), or about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day.
What should I read after War?
If you liked it, try All the President's Men by Bob Woodward And Carl Bernstein, Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward or A Promised Land by Barack Obama.