A review by unionmack
Insane Clown President: Dispatches from the 2016 Circus by Matt Taibbi

4.0

Taibbi is one of the most quick-witted, honest, and user-friendly politics writers I know of and this book is no exception. It's crazy to think how the events detailed here happened so recently; it already feels like eons ago. He does a great job of showing why: it was a time-stretching circus of absurdity for two years straight that's only gotten worse since the election. He's light, somber, and everything in between and each of these moods comes across as utterly genuine. His congeniality and humility is a trait I wish more journalists shared, as it makes him all the more persuasive and likable. He comes across more like a fellow, albeit more eloquent, observer rather than a pundit class explainer. The sort of guy who'd just ask you "Can you believe this shit?" rather than launch into a stuffy presentation about what he's learned in his years in the press. All to say: an excellent book about a ridiculous time.