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3.25 AVERAGE
3.25 AVERAGE
Synopsis: everything is worse than you think. A few appalling revelations (although most of them have been revealed in the media coverage.) i can’t believe this is really happening.
Made it perhaps a quarter of the way in?
How can something so salacious be so boring? Dropping this as there is real literature in the world to read.
How can something so salacious be so boring? Dropping this as there is real literature in the world to read.
Oh, man. At times salty, sultry, and downright scary, "Fire and Fury" portrays the soap opera that is our presidential landscape at present. Wolff gained incredible access to a variety of sources for this book, and his diligence shows. (I may perhaps take issue with HOW he gained access, but that's another story.)
I'm removing a star because the editing was ... rough. As an editor myself, I know a rush job when I see it, and that's definitely what happened here when the publisher moved the pub date up. Still, though, the rough editing made reading a bit dodgy sometimes.
I'm removing a star because the editing was ... rough. As an editor myself, I know a rush job when I see it, and that's definitely what happened here when the publisher moved the pub date up. Still, though, the rough editing made reading a bit dodgy sometimes.
I have no idea how many stars to give this book. Based on writing conventions…lots of misspellings. (I think my favorite was TWICE using the word pubic instead of public when discussing Bannon.) And man, does this author love commas.
But the content matter was great and the behind closed doors info was informative. I’ve always thought the Trump progeny were idiots...but I didn’t think they were so DUMB.
But the content matter was great and the behind closed doors info was informative. I’ve always thought the Trump progeny were idiots...but I didn’t think they were so DUMB.
Oh thank God, I finally finished this. It's not very good. Ninety percent of the people who appear have resigned or been fired.
If I wasn't reading about the current administration, this would be one of the most curious and drama-dripped narratives I've ever read - instead, it's terrifying. Although I won't put all my eggs in one basket, the ability to believe these anecdotes is achieved with great ease. Read the book, if anything, just to be part of the conversation - decide for yourself if you believe it.
informative
tense
medium-paced
Riveting stuff, 'Fire and Fury' reads like a novel, a fast-moving, sometimes breathless account of the first nine months of the Trump administration. If only 10 percent of this were true, and a review of Trump's Twitter account or a quick glance at the news lends weight to it being vastly more than that, it would still be sensational and frightening. The fact that Trump tried to prevent publication should make this required reading and the events in few months since the period the author covers - from 'my nuclear button is bigger than his' to Steve Bannon being seemingly forced to step down from Breitbart News this morning - suggest that the scary story is far from over....
I'm not sure why they put Trump on the cover. It was really more about Bannon. Oh well.