Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump

6 reviews

shoshin's review against another edition

informative sad medium-paced

4.0

The story of a very messed-up family. As much about the author's father, whose own father she blames for her father's death, as it is the story of Donald Trump. Certainly makes me question whether our child protection laws and services are adequately protecting the children of the wealthy, who are almost never removed from their homes regardless of the degree of abuse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

jenmcvay's review against another edition

dark informative sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Police brutality, Classism, and Islamophobia

Mary Trump's insights might make you feel bad for Donald Trump - for the innocent kid he briefly was. You'll get over it.

mscalls's review

dark informative tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

kelleywithanextrae's review

emotional informative medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

wocthehell's review

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

4.0

This book is triggering for anyone who grew up with narcissistic parents or experienced being a scapegoat for an extended period of time. Mary L. Trump, her father, and her brother, suffered under Fred Sr. and while this book sheds some light on how Donald Trump came to be, it ultimately is a sad and upsetting read.

Minus one star for a general lack of new material (most of this is public domain spare a handful of personal anecdotes) but four stars for putting the pieces together and finding meaning in the chaos. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racism, Terminal illness, Dementia, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Homophobia

walskishere's review

dark informative reflective

No rating. I think this book gave a good insight into why Trump is the way he is. It did this without allowing the reader to excuse Trump's actions as President. You get a good first-hand account of Trump being a trash bag, backed up by other family members.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Death