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jcschildbach's review against another edition
5.0
An important book about the important things the government does, and how the Trump Administration just doesn't care/is actively trying to break those things. If you like the idea of corporations selling you information you already paid for, or people who have no concern for citizens beyond the profits that can be milked out of said citizens taking charge of the various agencies that are supposed to protect those citizens, then you'll love the Trump administration. Still, Lewis' work contains a hefty dose of optimism around the people who are trying to keep things on track/improve things for ordinary citizens, and the uphill battle they face with the corrupt government officials who want to undermine the government they allegedly work in support of. A great and scary read.
shereadsshedrinks's review against another edition
5.0
Lord, this was good, but I really didn't need more reason to believe we're all on the express train to disaster. Already knew that.
cantaloupe_jams's review against another edition
2.0
Eh. This wasn’t what I thought it would be. I did learn a lot about some of the departments within federal government though so there’s that.
sophie_pesek's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this would just hate on Trump but it was actually a love letter to the unglamorous jobs of the Federal government. NOAA <3
desertdessert13's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
modernstoic's review against another edition
4.0
This book starts off with heavy criticism of Trump's handling of the transitioning team or lack thereof. Trump's lack of picks for government position hampers America severely. The few positions Trump does pick ends up being very controversial, border lining nepotism if not outright nepotism. The book quickly transitions on to several departments of government and their functions. Lewis interviews many people who have worked intimately in each branch of government. Department of Energy, USDA, and NOAA are enormous organization that are responsible for things that are the difference between life and death of millions of Americans.
I happen to live in rural USA, vast majority of people here are blind followers of Trump. They are highly religious, conservative, and republican. Most people here do not trust the government. The people that need to read this book the most will likely never pick it up.
The book was rather short, I wish it went more in depth on other important departments in the government. I really enjoyed the in depth interviews and backstory of amazing people like DJ, Kathy Sullivan, Ali, Concannon, etc and also evil people like Barry Myers of Accuweather.
The government is such a large beast, I can't deny the good the departments inside do, but also can't deny that such a large organization is so inefficient.
Overall a good info packed book, but a little short.
I happen to live in rural USA, vast majority of people here are blind followers of Trump. They are highly religious, conservative, and republican. Most people here do not trust the government. The people that need to read this book the most will likely never pick it up.
The book was rather short, I wish it went more in depth on other important departments in the government. I really enjoyed the in depth interviews and backstory of amazing people like DJ, Kathy Sullivan, Ali, Concannon, etc and also evil people like Barry Myers of Accuweather.
The government is such a large beast, I can't deny the good the departments inside do, but also can't deny that such a large organization is so inefficient.
Overall a good info packed book, but a little short.
sarful's review against another edition
5.0
Ok everyone needs to read this. Everyone.
It’s not just about Trump’s lack of curiosity, understanding and apathy towards governmental departments. It is. But, it’s mainly about a few departments themselves and those than worked there. It’s utterly fascinating.
Government is the not the problem, apathy and ignorance is.
It’s not just about Trump’s lack of curiosity, understanding and apathy towards governmental departments. It is. But, it’s mainly about a few departments themselves and those than worked there. It’s utterly fascinating.
Government is the not the problem, apathy and ignorance is.