Room Where It Happened

I appreciated this book more than I expected, given my strong disagreements with many of the author's politics. Although Bolton comes off frequently as pompous and as having rather an inflated idea of his own opinion, never missing a chance to throw in a questionably-related quote or criticize pretty much anything Obama did, he also pulls few punches when it comes to Trump's behavior and provides some pretty valuable insights into how Trump comports himself "behind the scenes". So, despite the politics and arrogance (not to mention his irritating misuse of "beg the question" to mean "raise the question"), I'm glad he wrote it and I'm glad to have read it.

John Bolton is not a great writer. He narrates the issues and situations he saw happening, he proves (yet again) the type of person Trump is and the depths of his incompetence, lack of curiosity, self obsession and just sheer stupidity.
But the book slogs along, it is not a fun read. It is not interesting for anything other than the outrageous facts it narrates. Were it not for its value as a historical document, it would have been a total waste.
Read only if you are really obsessed with Trump and his debacle, or if you are researching. Otherwise it really isn't worth your time.