The Reckoning

The Reckoning

David Halberstam writes about the US and Japanese auto industries over the course of the twentieth century.  It’s interesting from a historical standpoint, but it lacks a strong narrative.  Halberstam provides biographies for a myriad of professionals, but never really ties them together.  Stories start and finish without any real payoff.  That’s life, I suppose, but it doesn’t make for the most captivating of books.  

TLDR: Japan invested in technology and innovation, outpacing a complacent American auto industry that ignored the market and got caught looking the wrong way when the oil crisis hit.  

Regret reading: No

Would read again: No

Would buy: No

Rating: Fine