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A review by sfletcher26
Rage by Bob Woodward
4.0
I've been reading Bob Woodward books for about 10 years now. As the pre eminent chronicler of the American Presidency, and not being American, he has become my go to writer in my attempt to understand who each incumbent is, or at least wants to appear to be. His books are always interesting and alway make me think differently about the subject. In many ways this book is no different.
For the whole of the Trump Presidency I have had a picture of all the major players (including the Trumps, Kushner, Barr, Graham, Mattis and Bolton) and none if them have been particularly flattering. Each and every one of them have struck me as self-serving, hypocritical, egotists who have no compassion or sense of personal or corporate honour. This is a view fed by the media's view and my own personal prejudices and whilst its not completely inaccurate, Woodward shows that its not completely accurate either. Indeed Graham in particular, a man for whom I have nothing but scorn, seems marginally less contemptible in reality. Like Woodward though I will never be convinced that Trump is anything other than the wrong man in the job, out of his depth lashing out at anyone and everyone in his attempt to keep his head above water.
Not Woodward's best but still a book that's worth reading.
For the whole of the Trump Presidency I have had a picture of all the major players (including the Trumps, Kushner, Barr, Graham, Mattis and Bolton) and none if them have been particularly flattering. Each and every one of them have struck me as self-serving, hypocritical, egotists who have no compassion or sense of personal or corporate honour. This is a view fed by the media's view and my own personal prejudices and whilst its not completely inaccurate, Woodward shows that its not completely accurate either. Indeed Graham in particular, a man for whom I have nothing but scorn, seems marginally less contemptible in reality. Like Woodward though I will never be convinced that Trump is anything other than the wrong man in the job, out of his depth lashing out at anyone and everyone in his attempt to keep his head above water.
Not Woodward's best but still a book that's worth reading.