Too Much and Never Enough

Some interesting insights into the history of the family and the generational disfunction that might have shaped Trumps behaviour and outlook. The salient information already has been published a long form essay. The rest is filled meandering trivialities that are pretty unremarkable. There's nothing massively revelatory, other than further evidence that his father was a total a-hole, which clearly impacted Trump.. Lots of whining by Mary about getting screwed out of inheritance which is sad for her but not particularly uncommon in big rich families, although the fraud involved is pretty astonishing, and the scale of it would not have been known without Mary giving documents to the NYT

Ironically the book seems like a bit of a cash grab... maybe she feels like she deserves it after losing the inheritance, but I can't help but notice the irony of it all.

It feels weird giving this five stars, but it was fascinating and horrifying. It's more the biography of the family of the last few generations and how that created the Donald Trump we have today. If it were anyone else you'd almost feel for the guy, but you can't because of everything he's done to the country.

It's interesting to see the number of people who've rated this book without reading it. I actually did read it on the same day it arrived.

For all the hype, the book is kind of ‘meh'. I didn't find any of the great revelations new or surprising. Trump is a narcissistic bully who lies and cheats. Well, okay I knew that before I opened the book.

While I'm glad I read it, it was much ado about nothing. The parts about her father, Freddy, were by far the most interesting. If you're hoping to read a book that spills the tea, this isn't it.