A review by andreairashea
The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas by Louis Fischer, Mahatma Gandhi

3.0

FINALLY finished thia book. Actually started it ....almost 20 years ago. It's not an easy read (no duh, but I just lost interest in the middle), since it's a collection of everything he ever wrote, but grouped by themes. So there's a LOT of: ....blah blah.... ....blah blah blah... ...blah... With a ton of footnotes at the bottom of the page for the sources. Ugh. There's gotta be a better way to read Gandhi. Interestingly, I remember my view of Gandhi 20-30 years ago as a rosy halo/inspirational thing, and reading him now there were a lot of passages where my response was indignation/outrage/"easy for YOU to say!" Glad to be done with it; goin' to the donation pile.