Garry Trudeau

Rating: 3.75* of five

You already know if this book is for you. If you voted for 45 (why are you reading my reviews, for a start) you shouldn't even acknowledge it exists. If you didn't vote at all, pre-order it immediately for July delivery. If you didn't vote for 45, but voted, well...do you like banging your fingers in filing-cabinet drawers? Do you laugh at car wrecks? Your jam awaits.

For my part, I'm just thrilled that Garry Trudeau still has the mental and visual acuity to mirror that show more which is painfully obvious in terms both amusing and enlightening. Even though it's a bit much taken all together. Maybe space out the read. show less

#SAD! from the sharp mind of G.B. Trudeau is an accurate portrayal of the insanity that is this illegitimate administration.

There has been a common comment ever since he took office that reality is so surreal that it is hard to write satire because the actual events are mind-boggling in themselves. Trudeau both illustrates this and uses it to his advantage. With almost every other figure he had to paraphrase what was said to subtract the subterfuge and leave the chilling core of what show more figures mean with what they say. Trump is too stupid to use subterfuge and he does not have enough command of the English language to weave a complex web of plausible alternatives. So, true to the common comment, Trudeau often uses Trump's own words to make it absolutely clear to any rational mind that Trump is both imbecilic and dangerous. Of course, one problem with this is that most of Trump's comments, can't really call them sentences, he hasn't advanced that far in his language skills, are gibberish. So his quotes work best in the strips where his childish narcissism is highlighted. Other figures in the regime have to be used to actually express policy comments since Trump doesn't know or understand anything.

I would highly recommend this to any fan of Trudeau and Doonesbury as well as anyone who needs a laugh while waiting for him and his moronic followers to destroy the world. If you're not a fan of Doonesbury and are one of Trump's moronic followers, well, you may not like this and will overlook the use of Trump's own words and call this slanderous. Poor things, just keep your guns pointed at yourselves.

Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley. show less

Trudeau has been on to Donald J. Trump's shtick, his excesses, and his contemptible qualities for almost 30 years, periodically tapping in to the deep well of satirical potential that the classless real estate mogul provides. With great wit (and often remarkable prescience), this well-timed collection of past Doonesbury strips hilariously skewers all that defines Mr. Trump: the faux chic lifestyle, the arrogance, the narcissism, the shameless self-promotion, the childish bullying, the show more unabashed bigotry, the heavy-handed use of eminent domain, the financial difficulties, the marital infidelities, the unfettered objectification of women, and, of course, the self-centered political aspirations. Highly recommended, especially during this bizarre presidential campaign. show less

Doonesbury: The War Within: One More Step at a Time by G.B. Trudeau is the second graphic novel in Trudeau’s “Wounded Warrior” three-book series. This is an amazing graphic novel that enables the reader to empathize with B.D., Boobsie and their daughter while they struggle to try to recoup a normal life after B.D. loses one of his legs in an RPG attack in Iraq. The Long Road Home: One Step at a Time, the first book in this series, covered his physical traumas including numerous show more surgeries. This book reveals a family in chaos due to B.D.’s PTSD. He now lives in constant fear and drinks almost continually. He thinks parked cars are rigged with explosives to kill him and his family. He sleeps with a loaded rifle and shoots up his own garage. Boobsie and his daughter are afraid of him. Unfortunately, he refuses to accept help from his local VA Medical facility. Unlike the first book of the series, Trudeau does not include much humor in this one, although there are some light-hearted segments. He provides a poignant story that is effectively enhanced by his illustrations. It is astounding that a story this powerful was achieved in a graphic novel. I highly recommend this book to everyone. show less