Confronting Evil – DO NOT READ

Confronting Evil by Bill O’Reilly is sold as a nonfiction book about some of the worst villains throughout history, and the events that resulted from their actions. I was really excited to read this book. It seemed interesting, and I was curious about the conditions and personalities that lead to atrocities. I quit in the third chapter because NONE OF IT IS PROPERLY RESEARCHED. O’Reilly made an accusation against king Henry VIII that didn’t seem right, and was in fact disproved by the shallowest google search possible. I then went to the book’s reference section. Of the 11 chapters most have less than 5 sources, and all these sources seem to be for things like newspaper articles and population data, not biographical information. His chapter on New Orleans slaver has ONE SOURCE. This could have been a really cool book, and it is instead a massive waste of time. The only good thing about this book is that I got it from the library instead of paying good money for it. If you’re interested in nonfiction, look elsewhere.