The definitive book on the election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States still has yet to be written. This presentation gets close to what this reader wants to know, but does not deliver a balanced view. Though it does delve more into what Trump delivered and to whom, it does not touch nearly on all of the slip ups by the Clinton campaign.

Though I enjoyed the book, it did not reveal much that is not already known through previous reporting or delve deeper into the same.

hough this book was not badly written, it did not tell me much that I did not know.

One part of the book that annoyed me is that there is a very lengthy section of the book about all the scandals of Bill Clinton's presidency. I was not interested in those though his sex scandals probably did impact the 2016 elections.(it stopped the Clintons from taking the moral edge over Donald Trump's sexual improprieties.). I wanted to read more about Hilary Clinton and her issues. She has been in public life in her own right since 2000 and I wanted to know about her in her own right.

I found some of the biographical information on Trump interesting. Also it was worthwhile reading about how much religion influences the way the evangelicals vote.

However, for readers who followed the elections, I don;'t think the book adds much information.

I did not enjoy reading this book.

When I read a political book that touts "the inside story", I want to read the inside story of the political machine. I'm not at all interested in pulling out every single negative story about President Bill Clinton. While it may have a bearing on Hillary's campaign, I did not see the connection. I felt like Doug was simply bringing all the horrible things as a reminder as to why Hillary is such a horrible person.

That section of the book did nothing for me in wanting to read about how the Clinton campaign operated. The next section about the Trump campaign was all sunshine and goodness as if President Trump and his team could do no wrong. Any mistakes or missteps were portrayed as minuscule.

This is not a book written in civility. This is a hit-piece against the Clintons and a praise-piece for Trump.

Do not read this book if you're looking for an unbiased analysis of the Trump vs Clinton contest.

This book was provided for review, at no cost, by Center Street Publishing.

I’ve been so tired this week and I have been falling asleep earlier than usual which means my reading time has been cut! I am really, really liking the book, Game of Thorns by Doug Wead. Since last year I’ve been interested in politics and am devouring this book which details Clinton, Donald Trump, and the 2016 election.

If you’ve been following the news you are most likely familiar with a lot of what’s said in the book however, the author does a great job of summarizing and adding details. I found it to be a fascinating read.

Here is the first insider account of the precipitous fall of Hillary Clinton. How the scandals of a lifetime finally reached critical mass. How, in the last few days of the campaign, some on her staff saw the ghostly shroud of defeat creeping over them but were helpless to act, frozen by the self-denial of the group.

Here is an explanation of why the national media and their corporate owners kept Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren out of the race. Why they wanted their investment in the Clintons to work and how they were willing to go to great lengths to make that happen.

This is the story of how Donald Trump’s message and brand transcended the traps laid by his enemies. How, against all odds, he won the presidency. And here are the details of his plan to make American great again.

Even if you are not a fan of Trump, I recommend reading the book to gain some insight into how he won the election and much more.

From the cover of the book, I expected it to be somewhat partisan. "The inside story of Hillary Clinton's failed campaign and Donald Trump's winning strategy". However, I was unprepared for what lay inside.
Wead not only completely and utterly lays the fault of everything from the fall of America to the crucifying of Christ at the hands of Clinton, he totally absolves Trump as the second coming of Christ himself. While utilizing great journalistic prose such as "the first lady ALLEGEDLY answered. The story was APPARENTLY corroborated by others". Granted, Clinton was a deeply flawed candidate, with a huge trunk of baggage and an apparent dislike of the truth, but to have to embellish her story with the use of allegedly and apparently is the work of a jealous high schooler who has been thrown over for a prom date. It would have been so much more effective to just lay out the facts, and let the reader make up their own mind.
Wead takes just the opposite tack with Trump. Not a word of dissent was spoken against him. Instead, readers learn of Trump's conquering of his military school, his unquestionable belief in God, and his single-handed saving of New York City in the 1970's.
Not satisfied with merely trashing Clinton, Wead turns his eye on the "evil media". Such as "CNN covered the quote, but then added its own commentary; it couldn't trust the viewers to hear Trump without a filter". And, "But the major American media had already picked the winner and they weren't interested in narratives that might confuse their audience".
I honestly could not stomach the entire book. I made it through the first 40%, by holding my nose and trying to give it a fair read. Perhaps it is too soon to objectively look at the election as the battle between two deeply flawed candidates. Hopefully we will learn from this round and improve in the future.
I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for a honest review. I only wish it was possible to assign a negative number of stars.

Very good book with an in-depth look at the Republican and Democratic nominee of the 2016 presidential election. Very good analysis on who Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are and very interesting background on both. Although there are things that are written about in this publication, the way it is presented may have you looking at things a bit differently than you already may have/be. Very good writing, holds your interest and actually have you wanting to go back as soon as you can to pick up where you left off. Yes, we know how the election turned out, but still read this book. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the ARC of this book in return for my honest review. I will be purchasing this book to pass along to family/friends.