NOBODY HATES TRUMP MORE THAN TRUMP: AN INTERVENTION is perhaps the only genuinely original thing you have read yet about Donald Trump. It can be read in a variety of ways: as a psychological investigation of Trump, as a philosophical meditation on the relationship between language and power, as a satirical compilation of the âcollected wit and wisdom of Donald Trump,â and above all as a dagger into the rhetoric of American political discourseâa dissection of the politesse that gave rise to and sustains Trump. The bookâs central thesis is that we have met the enemy and he is us. Who else but David Shields would make such an argument, let alone pull it off with such intelligence, brio, and wit, not to mention leaked off-air transcripts from Fox News?
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Brian Fawcett, Dooneyâs Cafe
âThe best book, so far, on the political and cultural implications of Trumpâs presidency. Shields has the widest range of curiosity of any American writer Iâm aware of, and he almost never wastes your time. He nails whatâs off-kilter and crazy about Donald Trump and the political psychosis he represents at least a hundred times, and in dozens of insightful ways. Shields is good enough, in this book, to earn the designation of being the writer most likely to be picked up and murdered should either right- or left-wing fundamentalists take power in the United States. This is a designation that hasnât been conferred on an American writer since Philip K. Dick. What Iâm saying is that Shields is that good. He is one of a very small group of true 21st century writers worthy of the tag, and I salute him as a master.â
Jeff Simon, Buffalo News
âYou're unlikely to encounter another book so recklessly and unpredictably full of insight, even wisdom. Shields is the most exciting writer we have in America at the moment, the most startling and innovative.â
Tim Denevi
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âA fantastic read.â
Neal Thompson, Seattle Spokesman-Review
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Toby Lichtig, TLS
âOften brilliant.â
Moshe Schulman, The Rumpus
âA sobering, nuanced, andâat timesâbrutally funnyâpsychological investigation into why Trump resonates with all, even the people who hate him.â
Cathy Alter, Washington [D.C.] Independent Review
âA mesmerizing study of power, how it isolates, how it infantalizes, how it amplifies our collective fears.â
Kirkus Reviews
âA compelling book offering something to offend nearly anyone.â
Publishers Weekly
âShields weaves together wry observations.â
Shannon Laster, Open Letters Review
âShieldsâs short book delivers the goods.â
Neal McNamara, Patch
âNobody Hates Trump More Than Trump has something new to say.â