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Lawrence Wright's Reviews

Reviews of Lawrence’s Work

Going Clear
Jan.29.2013
Published by The Guardian
Some dairy-devoted Americans smuggle hunks of unpasteurised cheese back into their country after holidays in hedonistic ol' Europe. This American engaged in a similarly...
Aug.01.2006
Published by The New York Times
Mr. Wright’s book, based on more than five hundred interviews, … gives the reader a searing view of the tragic events of September 11th, 2001, a view that is at once wrenchingly...
Feb.07.1988
Published by The New York Times
[Lawrence Wright’s] book is neither straight history nor confessional memoir. Instead, he has told his own story, describing what it was like to grow up as an above-average and...