The first 3/4 of the book is so good. It does falter toward the end. Mainly because Boot refuses to contextualize any of Reagan's policies on American culture. He glosses over racism and AIDS in favor of tons of text on Ruso-American relations. Even that he doesn't fully make clear what it all means instead he just recites information. Reagan was apparently hard to get to know, but after spending 32 hours with his book I don't feel like I have a better sense of the man. It is a good biography because it is an interesting way to look at the history of American but the ending is so abrupt and let me wanting