erin_oriordan_is_reading_again's review
4.0
Having previously read [b:How Literature Saved My Life|15796719|How Literature Saved My Life|David Shields|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1345767863l/15796719._SX50_.jpg|21519557], I recalled that Shields' writing style is the thought catalog style that relies heavily on juxtaposing quotations and letting the reading put them together into coherent trains of thought. The first time I encountered this, I thought it was a little strange, a little grating. It's grown on me. Now that I'm better versed in "curating" content on blogs and social media, I can appreciate the thought catalog approach to explaining why the author thinks the way the author thinks.
Spoiler alert: Shields thinks Donald John Trump is "lost" and "irreducibly sad." We know, and Shields knows that we know, and he also knows that Trump knows we know. That's the fascination of Trump for Shields: he's a bottomless pit of narcissistic need...and so are all of us. He's the ugly orange mirror to America's ugly orange soul.
You probably won't learn anything new by reading this book, but it won't hurt to read it prior to the November 2020 election so you can remind yourself exactly how much of a soul-sucking morass of utter incompleteness Trump truly is.
I purchased this book with my own funds from Firestorm Books and Coffee (Asheville, NC) and was not obligated in any way to review it.
I wish to read one more book by David Shields and it is [b:Black Planet: Facing Race During an NBA Season|360981|Black Planet Facing Race During an NBA Season|David Shields|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348567905l/360981._SY75_.jpg|351092]. Then I'll probably move on to other authors.
Spoiler alert: Shields thinks Donald John Trump is "lost" and "irreducibly sad." We know, and Shields knows that we know, and he also knows that Trump knows we know. That's the fascination of Trump for Shields: he's a bottomless pit of narcissistic need...and so are all of us. He's the ugly orange mirror to America's ugly orange soul.
You probably won't learn anything new by reading this book, but it won't hurt to read it prior to the November 2020 election so you can remind yourself exactly how much of a soul-sucking morass of utter incompleteness Trump truly is.
I purchased this book with my own funds from Firestorm Books and Coffee (Asheville, NC) and was not obligated in any way to review it.
I wish to read one more book by David Shields and it is [b:Black Planet: Facing Race During an NBA Season|360981|Black Planet Facing Race During an NBA Season|David Shields|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348567905l/360981._SY75_.jpg|351092]. Then I'll probably move on to other authors.
ramonnogueras's review
3.0
Bueno, es un ensayo con sucesos, anécdotas y declaraciones en torno a Trump que el autor ha ido recopilando y sobre las que va escribiendo. Da una muy buena idea de lo enloquecida que es la sociedad que acabó votando a Trump, su entorno y él mismo.
Soy mucho menos fan del psicoanálisis de andar por casa y de, como siempre, echarle la culpa a la madre por estar poco presente o tener poca personalidad o no plantarle cara al cabrón del padre de Trump (tengo un par de charlas al respecto), pero mira, es un ensayo y no pretende ser más.
Ameno si bien un poco deprimente, pero útil para entender un poco mejor esta época estrambótica en la que vivimos.
Soy mucho menos fan del psicoanálisis de andar por casa y de, como siempre, echarle la culpa a la madre por estar poco presente o tener poca personalidad o no plantarle cara al cabrón del padre de Trump (tengo un par de charlas al respecto), pero mira, es un ensayo y no pretende ser más.
Ameno si bien un poco deprimente, pero útil para entender un poco mejor esta época estrambótica en la que vivimos.
turbomandoll's review against another edition
3.0
Very fractured and shifting between different ideas, there's a lot here in a small book. Focuses closely on his upbringing and relationship with his father as a potential reason for his manias. Not much new here if you've read elsewhere about Trump but it's certainly broadly researched.
Not sure this particularly worked as an audiobook, due to the constant shifting between different quotes.
Not sure this particularly worked as an audiobook, due to the constant shifting between different quotes.
zachkuhn's review
3.0
I'm not jealous that Shields makes money collecting the detrius of other people's thoughts. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not!
Trump hates himself and he's a total turd. Agreed.
Trump hates himself and he's a total turd. Agreed.
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