Rage

Hardcover, 400 pages

English language

Published Sept. 15, 2020 by Simon & Schuster.

ISBN:
978-1-9821-3173-9
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Rage is a book by the American journalist Bob Woodward about the presidency of Donald Trump, published on September 15, 2020, by Simon & Schuster. It is a largely critical book, focusing on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, his strained relationship with military brass and high-level officials such as Jim Mattis and Dan Coats, his handling of racial unrest, and his relationships with the leaders of Russia and North Korea.As with Woodward's 2018 Fear: Trump in the White House, the title of the book is derived from a conversation that Woodward had with Trump in March 2016. Woodward contended that "a lot of angst and rage and distress" was present in the Republican Party to which Trump replied that "I bring rage out. I do bring rage out. I always have... I don't know if that's an asset or a liability, but whatever it is, I do. I also …

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5 stars

So, I wasn't sure I was going to be able to listen to the whole thing without getting bored or something (I like history or books like it, but I can't always listen to them while working - it's a me thing, what can I say), but since this one was narrated by the person who does most of the modern Star Trek books, and I like him well enough, I figured I might be able to stick with it. And I did. And yeah, it isn't telling us anything broadly new that most of us don't already know - that Trump is not fit to be president and just doesn't get it - but it gives details backing that up, a lot of which comes from the subject himself. But I'll tell you, just listening to how the book was actually set up and written, I'm definitely amazed - …

Review of 'Rage' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I'm experiencing Trump fatigue, to be honest. - That said, the information contained in the book needs an EVEN bigger audience. A few hundred years from now, this and Woodward's earlier sister book are what people are going to look at when they investigate the "Trump Era".

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