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The book doesn't ring true
This book doesn't ring true and it doesn't serve a purpose. It's like listening to Alex Jones or reading National Enquirer on steroids, just gleeful childish destruction. Wolff writing is the journalistic equivalent of the straw-men he portrays.
The story started as an article and just grew endlessly. There is little structure, pointless mean gossip and no analysis. Wolff is lacking focus and strategy. He doesn't know why he wrote the book and he feels surprised about the success of the book. The juiciest parts of the book has already been published for free in The Guardian, New York Magazine and GQ.
I'm not American and I don't live in the US so I have no personal agenda writing this review. I follow American politics and have read several good books about the subject and the characters involved, including biographies of key people in US history. Trump is "the great white hope" for many conservative populist voters in Europe. We have suffered much worse leaders and are 40-50 years ahead of US in disaster immigration politics. Compared to most ultra-liberal leaders in Europe, Trump is full of wisdom
I read 4-5 chapters. The beginning and the end and some chapters in the middle. I asked for a refund and was granted one of this sad tabloid. Thank you Amazon. Wolff just won a lottery ticket and is now running around ruining his life and reputation.
January 2018 · Kindle Store