Book Club Reading Guide: The Human Scale by Lawrence Wright.
About the Book
FBI agent Tony Malik and Israeli police officer Yossi Ben-Gal investigate a killing in the West Bank. Their partnership brings different histories and loyalties into contact, making the search for justice a question of how people understand one another.
Elliot’s Reading Perspective
In his New York Times Book Review assessment, reproduced by the publisher, Elliot Ackerman praised Wright’s attention to individual stories as a way of preserving humanity.
Discuss the Book
- How do the investigators’ backgrounds influence what they notice and believe?
- Where does empathy help an investigation, and where does it complicate it?
- How does a personal story change our understanding of a political conflict?
Book Details
Knopf hardcover · March 11, 2025 · 448 pages · ISBN 9780593537831. Linked retailers offer different editions; paperback and large-print ISBNs differ.