This is SO well done. Kerry has a life story that's made for biography, with a key role in basically every impactful event in American history in the This is SO well done. Kerry has a life story that's made for biography, with a key role in basically every impactful event in American history in the past two generations. As a personal bonus, I volunteered for the Kerry campaign in 2004 so this brought back lots of devastating memories of that election. More rage, just what I needed! ...more
“You’re a fucking liar.� As ending lines go, this is pretty clutch. Incisive, devastating and so, so enraging. I don’t know if I would say I enjoyed i“You’re a fucking liar.� As ending lines go, this is pretty clutch. Incisive, devastating and so, so enraging. I don’t know if I would say I enjoyed it, but as a rage stoker, this is hard to beat. ...more
I really only read this for the juicy Trump nuggets, and those come 2/3 of the way through and are not all that juicy. But I unexpectedly still found I really only read this for the juicy Trump nuggets, and those come 2/3 of the way through and are not all that juicy. But I unexpectedly still found this to be a worthwhile and thought-provoking read. I'm still processing it, and probably will be for a while. Comey comes off as a fascinating character in his own right, upright and morally inflexible, thoughtful, earnest and plaintive--a man in love with his own virtue, as he put it. For political junkies, it's compulsively readable stuff from the guy who's both hero and villain. ...more
It’s unbelievable, all right. Tur’s story following Trump throughout the campaign is crazy, and maddening, and galling beyond words, but I really loveIt’s unbelievable, all right. Tur’s story following Trump throughout the campaign is crazy, and maddening, and galling beyond words, but I really love reading about political reporters on the road with a presidential candidate. It’s a quick, fascinating read for those who like political nonfiction, if you’ve got the stomach for this particular ending. ...more
3.5 stars. Very illuminating. Tirado is a very good writer, although exhibiting a little less anger might have made her points more palatable for some3.5 stars. Very illuminating. Tirado is a very good writer, although exhibiting a little less anger might have made her points more palatable for some. ...more
Not as outstanding as the sorta similarly themed What's the Matter with Kansas, but still a great, sensitive and right-on-the-money look at a minorityNot as outstanding as the sorta similarly themed What's the Matter with Kansas, but still a great, sensitive and right-on-the-money look at a minority that is nearly always either patronizingly pandered to, mocked, or just plain ignored--rural working class whites (white trash, for the un-PC). If you grew up or live amongst "the great beery, NASCAR-loving, church-going, gun-owning America that has never set foot in a Starbucks," you'll be nodding in recognition a lot through this one. ...more
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