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Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward: A Review

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Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward: A Review      I just finished reading Fear, Trump in the White House , by Bob Woodward over a period of four days. It is very well written, cited with source notes, and indexed. Mr. Woodward writes his book not so much as an expository essay or dissertation, but rather he tells a story of the Trump campaign and the Trump White House through spring of this year, with abundant quotations and descriptions of what has transpired, with remarkable clarity and honesty. He rarely offers analyses or opinions because quite honestly, his report doesn’t need such: the reader is able to clearly see things for themselves. All too familiar names and incidents from the news appear constantly, which are bound to allow the reader to become the proverbial “fly on the wall.” Beyond that, I think that anyone reading this book will be able to vividly imagine what is currently going on within the Oval Office and the White Hou...