There's a long list of 'characters' in this one - blacklistees and blacklisters - but Kanfer does a good job of reminding us who's who. One chapter switches to present tense, which is off-putting, and Kanfer sprinkles the text with many metaphors and asides (maybe it's a 1970s thing?), yet it is a good read about an awful time. The performative HUAC hearings and the 'concerned' citizens out to make a buck are strangely reminiscent of the MAGA crowd. Plus ca change. ( )