Call It Evil

Call It Evil Susan Neiman

Reception

Mostly positive. 3 of 4 critics were positive or better.

Rave 2 · Positive 1 · Mixed 1 · Pan 0

“Every sentence is worth reading in this compelling book. For readers who are horrified and want to understand how we got here, this book is an absolute must.”

Library Journal · Ellen Gilbert · Rave

2 more quotes

“Neiman movingly evokes Albert Einstein’s democratic socialism as a model for moral renewal today but does not reveal how her readers, numbed by daily government spin, might go about implementing…”

Kirkus · Mixed
“Neiman argues that widespread misapprehensions about what evil is make people too reluctant to use the word.”

The New York Times Book Review · Jennifer Szalai · Positive

The New York Times · 9 September 2026 · Positive

‘Call It Evil,’ by Susan Neiman

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Susan Neiman, born 1955, United States.