What books are you reading?
I've been reading "The Best of Me" by Nicholas Sparks.
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DrWatson · 70-79, M
@4meAndyou After reading a few chapters, I don't think she hates Donald Trump. The man she has animosity toward is Donald's father, Fred Trump Sr. The way she sees things, Fred Sr. inflicted so much trauma on his children that none of them were able to develop into healthy, mature adults. And she blames Fred Sr. for the death of her father, Fred Jr. The impression I am getting so far (and it is still early on) is that she portrays her father reacting to Fred Sr.'s abuse by turning on himself, whereas Donald's reaction to that abuse was to lash out at others.
She tries to write with the detachment of a psychologist. So she explains the difference in the two sons' reactions by the difference in how their father treated each of them. And when she talks of her uncle Donald's childhood, she speaks in terms of loneliness, feeling abandoned, etc.
Yes, the subtitle refers to Donald Trump as "the world's most dangerous man", but the point of the book, at least so far, is to describe the toxic family life that made him who he is today, according to her interpretation of things. (But so far, Donald has not yet emerged as the major character in the book, so that might change as I read on.)
Reading her describe the struggles and eventual decline of her own father breaks my heart.
She tries to write with the detachment of a psychologist. So she explains the difference in the two sons' reactions by the difference in how their father treated each of them. And when she talks of her uncle Donald's childhood, she speaks in terms of loneliness, feeling abandoned, etc.
Yes, the subtitle refers to Donald Trump as "the world's most dangerous man", but the point of the book, at least so far, is to describe the toxic family life that made him who he is today, according to her interpretation of things. (But so far, Donald has not yet emerged as the major character in the book, so that might change as I read on.)
Reading her describe the struggles and eventual decline of her own father breaks my heart.
4meAndyou · F
@DrWatson I have a good friend in RL who doesn't like Trump very much..."He is brash and brags on himself", is his main complaint. I responded, "Nobody cares if he brags about himself, or is brash...because he actually knows what he is doing and is turning this country around in the right direction." (Unlike poo-for-brains who wants to spend 6 trillion dollars and borrow it from the Chinese.)'
The lashing out...sure. Everyone knew that about him especially Hilary Clinton, who goaded him like a chained bear during the 2016 debates.
I wonder how much money Mary Trump would have made on the book if it had not been so heavily advertised as a good Trump bashing in advance. It was supposed to be a tell all.
The lashing out...sure. Everyone knew that about him especially Hilary Clinton, who goaded him like a chained bear during the 2016 debates.
I wonder how much money Mary Trump would have made on the book if it had not been so heavily advertised as a good Trump bashing in advance. It was supposed to be a tell all.