A #NYTimes review of the new Elon Musk book by Walter Isaacson.
"Walter Isaacson’s biography of the billionaire entrepreneur depicts a mercurial “man-child” with grandiose ambitions and an ego to match."
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/09/books/review/elon-musk-walter-isaacson.html
@WordsmithFL From the review it sounds like Isaacson is pulling punches, which if true would be regrettable.
@Satchelpooch I don't know how the reviewer would know if Isaacson "pulled punches." Speaking as an author currently writing a history book, we always have to make decisions about what to include. Even if we include something, an editor or publisher can take it out.
For example ... I interviewed someone who told me something unflattering a U.S. senator said to him. I've asked others in the meeting. No one else remembers it. Should I include it? Am I "pulling a punch"? Judgment call.