Author: Michael Wolff
Started: February 27, 2018
Finished: March 29, 2018
Pages: 321
Genre: Non-Fiction
First Sentence: [From the Author's Note] The reason to write this book could not be more obvious.
Summary: [From B&N] With extraordinary access to the West Wing, Michael Wolff reveals what happened behind-the-scenes in the first nine months of the most controversial presidency of our time in Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. Since Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, the country—and the world—has witnessed a stormy, outrageous, and absolutely mesmerizing presidential term that reflects the volatility and fierceness of the man elected Commander-in-Chief. This riveting and explosive account of Trump’s administration provides a wealth of new details about the chaos in the Oval Office, including:
- What President Trump’s staff really thinks of him
- What inspired Trump to claim he was wire-tapped by President Obama
- Why FBI director James Comey was really fired
- Why chief strategist Steve Bannon and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner couldn’t be in the same room
- Who is really directing the Trump administration’s strategy in the wake of Bannon’s firing
- What the secret to communicating with Trump is
- What the Trump administration has in common with the movie The Producers
Thoughts: By the time I finished this book, I was just tired. I was tired of Trump. I was tired of his staff. I was tired of the drama. And, I was tired of typos. (Seriously, this book needed a red pen taken to it - I found at least 12 typos in the first 100 pages. Those errors should never have made it to print.)
I took everything in this book with a grain of salt. While I am not a fan of Trump, Wolff is a tabloid-style writer. I know that much in this book was amped up to create maximum drama and shock. Even setting that aside, this book rams home just how not normal this presidency is. Social and political norms don't exist. The staff are fighting each other. The President is fighting everyone. The U.S. is simply stuck with holding on for the ride. It's no longer shocking to me. It's sad.
The most interesting part of reading this book a few months after its release was knowing what happened to many of the main "characters" the story. Current events also reaffirmed the best tenets Wolff discusses - the Trump will be Trump and he is in wildly over his head.
By the end, however, I just wanted it all to stop.
Rating: 6/10 [Good]
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