Genre: graphic novels and comics
Subgenre: humor, political humor
Format: paperback
Source: Berea branch of the Madison County Public Library
Note: I read this shortly before the 2016 elections in the United States.
What I really found amusing about this collection was not so much Trump himself, but how he touches the lives of the other characters in the comic. From Duke getting hired as captain of Trump's giant yacht to Boopsie working as hired eye candy, their misadventures and situations make the comic work as political commentary and humor. Very often Trump is in the background, but his huge presence can be felt. As for Trump himself, he is larger than life in the book.
Unlike a lot of people in the United States, the author has been paying attention. The comic is actually a pretty good document of Trump's bad business deals, his womanizing, and his other terrible traits. Trump did not just emerge out of the ether; he blustered and bullied his way to his presidential run (and as of this post, President-Elect of the United States). You may laugh at some of his antics, because some are ridiculous, but then you realize the guy was serious.
The volume makes for good timely reading in the election season. This is one public libraries, and some academic libraries, need to pick up for their collections.
4 out of 5 stars
This book qualifies for the following 2016 Reading Challenges:
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