- This book repeatedly demonstrates how Trump created and used his image to his advantage. Big surprise!
- Kranish and Fisher dig into the details of Trump's Atlantic City properties and their financial performance.
- I found the details about his early career most interesting, as I was least familiar with them.
- I'm generally skeptical about pop-culture health books. There are so many fads.
- In the end I'm not sure how much of Taubes' work is legimate, or a very reactionary response to fallout after the low-fat diet craze.
- Taubes makes a convincing case looking at sugar consumption and related health indicators over time.
- I was most intrigued by the section of the book focusing on the tobacco industry's use of sugar.
- Being a Kansan, I was interested in this novel set in Kansas.
- Engel captures the close and long-term relationships between community members in a small town.
- All in all, the premise was so extreme, it was hard to find believable.
- This novel is told from two points of view.
- It is a quick and enjoyable read that feels much like a John Green novel.
- This novel is about personal challenges, seen and unseen.
- This novel jumps between nearly present day and 1980, and between crime scenes.
- This novel is about the price of fame and celebrity. It also looks at what aspiring celebrities are willing to sacrifice for their goals.
- I enjoyed the first 80% of the novel, and was disappointed by extremely tidy ending.
- This down-to-earth memorior shares the experiences of comedy writer Jessi Klein.
- Klein's deadpan delivery while narrating the audiobook adds endearing charm.
- This book isn't about Klein's brushes with celebrities. Instead, it is about a girl, and then a woman, who doesn't feel like she fits in.
- This novel explores social connections over time in a small town.
- The author looks at what happens when a celebrity visits a small town both 50 years ago and in the modern day.
- This book celebrates grand old houses, while recognizing the hefty tasks their care and upkeep requires.
