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jennog's review against another edition
4.0
I read this book mostly as a challenge to myself to read a book with a cover that intimidated me. I don't know anything about Russian history or politics. I also did not read any news articles related to this while reading this book. It would've been too much, way too overwhelming.
I'd say read this if you too are overwhelmed with the news everyday and just get one sitting of background info with this book.
The pictures at the end helped.
I'd say read this if you too are overwhelmed with the news everyday and just get one sitting of background info with this book.
The pictures at the end helped.
leemac027's review against another edition
4.0
Well, if a fraction of the information in this book is accurate, then this is one of the most frightening books I have read in a long time. It did not take much to notice that former President Trump was not one on the finer details of foreign policy, diplomacy or even the basics of law, but he was extremely focused on what was good for Donald J and his family.
Luke Harding has presented a compelling case about possible collusion between the Russian government and the Trump campaign team to win the 2016 election and protect Trump and Russian business interests at the same time.
What I did like about the book was that Harding noted throughout where information was a little hazy or where there were multiple reasons for specific actions being taken and not all of these would have been illegal. Much information came from a dossier prepared by former MI6 operative Christopher Steele who is highly regarded by the FBI, CIA etc etc so seems to be a considered and credible source.
This is a very interesting book and one that will spark a lot of (heated) conversations.
Luke Harding has presented a compelling case about possible collusion between the Russian government and the Trump campaign team to win the 2016 election and protect Trump and Russian business interests at the same time.
What I did like about the book was that Harding noted throughout where information was a little hazy or where there were multiple reasons for specific actions being taken and not all of these would have been illegal. Much information came from a dossier prepared by former MI6 operative Christopher Steele who is highly regarded by the FBI, CIA etc etc so seems to be a considered and credible source.
This is a very interesting book and one that will spark a lot of (heated) conversations.
wildgurl's review against another edition
4.0
Collusion:Secret Meetings, Dirty Money, and How Russia Helped Donald Trump Winπππππ
By Luke Harding
2017
Vintage Books/ Penguin
Explosive, supremely valuable and we'll researched report of the connections between Trump and Russia, dating back 20 + years. Collusion is no longer a question. The depth and extent of their cooperative relationships and information sharing Trump may never answer to, or eliminate his accountability for.
Essential reading for those who wonder....
By Luke Harding
2017
Vintage Books/ Penguin
Explosive, supremely valuable and we'll researched report of the connections between Trump and Russia, dating back 20 + years. Collusion is no longer a question. The depth and extent of their cooperative relationships and information sharing Trump may never answer to, or eliminate his accountability for.
Essential reading for those who wonder....
kvothesduet's review against another edition
3.0
Well worth reading for the content, but occasional sentence fragments and style issues make it seem like this book was rushed onto the shelves.
fionak's review
3.0
If I had finished reading this in December when I first started, it would have been far more interesting. But we know all this information now and, since Harding's prose is functional but unlovely, I kindly suggest wasting your time elsewhere.
blanktarget's review against another edition
3.0
It's really interesting and really boring all at once. I wish it was written with more of a narrative.
siria's review against another edition
4.0
Guardian journalist Luke Harding's book is an in-depth look at the Trump family, their dealings with Russia before and during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and the extent to which the Russian government and major financial institutions like Deutsche Bank are involved in worldwide financial corruption and money laundering. Harding does an excellent job at taking the disjointed, murky, and often financially complex pieces of information about what happened and shaping a coherent narrative from them. Coherent, and damning, and likely just the tip of the iceberg. It's ever more amazing to me just how viciously the American electorate cut off its own nose in order to spite its face last yearβand to think that maybe a century from now, some poor history graduate student will likely be writing a footnote citing video of an American president soliciting a golden shower from Russian prostitutes as part of a dissertation on a presidency that will surely go down in infamy.
irinagoldberg1's review against another edition
3.0
This book was all over the place and difficult to follow. Also, since I've read many other books on this topic and this book doesn't add much new information. Finally, it's 2023, and Donald Trump is free and planning to run for president again, so reading this book was just so depressing. It reads like a list of crazy conspiracy theories. Even if everything in it is true, does it even matter if Trump is never punished?
March 30, 2023 update: so Trump has been indicted! Maybe I should increase my rating...
March 30, 2023 update: so Trump has been indicted! Maybe I should increase my rating...
oceanwader's review against another edition
5.0
Thorough investigative reporting by a journalist with Russian expertise. Cannot imagine that Fire & Fury by Michael Wolff, noted by many readers as sensationalist, can surpass this. (It's on the To-Read list.) The specificity and sourcing is exceptional. Highly recommend.
whizalen's review against another edition
5.0
I read this extremely quickly, in about 2-3 days total. A complete page turner if you're into this kind of book. I've been following this closely and started following the Trump, Inc. podcast so a lot of the characters and ties weren't new to me.
I've spent a fair few hours looking into a host of conspiracy theories, and we are living in one right now. And it's nice that mainstream investigative journalists are taking this seriously now, rather than in 2016. If you want all the ties nicely laid out between Trump et al and Russia, read this book. Follow that Trump, Inc. podcast.
Fuck this guy and the treasonous Russian Horse he's unleashed inside our government.
I've spent a fair few hours looking into a host of conspiracy theories, and we are living in one right now. And it's nice that mainstream investigative journalists are taking this seriously now, rather than in 2016. If you want all the ties nicely laid out between Trump et al and Russia, read this book. Follow that Trump, Inc. podcast.
Fuck this guy and the treasonous Russian Horse he's unleashed inside our government.