Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
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Summary
In this revelatory， authoritative portrait of Donald J。 Trump and the toxic family that made him， Mary L。 Trump， a trained clinical psychologist and Donald’s only niece， shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the world’s health， economic security， and social fabric。
Mary Trump spent much of her childhood in her grandparents’ large， imposing house in the heart of Queens， where Donald and his four siblings grew up。 She describes a nightmare of traumas， destructive relationships， and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse。 She explains how specific events and general family patterns created the damaged man who currently occupies the Oval Office， including the strange and harmful relationship between Fred Trump and his two oldest sons， Fred Jr。 and Donald。
A first-hand witness to countless holiday meals and family interactions， Mary brings an incisive wit and unexpected humor to sometimes grim， often confounding family events。 She recounts in unsparing detail everything from her uncle Donald’s place in the family spotlight and Ivana’s penchant for re-gifting to her grandmother’s frequent injuries and illnesses and the appalling way Donald， Fred Trump’s favorite son， dismissed and derided him when he began to succumb to Alzheimer’s。
Numerous pundits， armchair psychologists， and journalists have sought to parse Donald J。 Trump’s lethal flaws。 Mary L。 Trump has the education， insight， and intimate familiarity needed to reveal what makes Donald， and the rest of her clan， tick。 She alone can recount this fascinating， unnerving saga， not just because of her insider’s perspective but also because she is the only Trump willing to tell the truth about one of the world’s most powerful and dysfunctional families。
Mary Trump spent much of her childhood in her grandparents’ large， imposing house in the heart of Queens， where Donald and his four siblings grew up。 She describes a nightmare of traumas， destructive relationships， and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse。 She explains how specific events and general family patterns created the damaged man who currently occupies the Oval Office， including the strange and harmful relationship between Fred Trump and his two oldest sons， Fred Jr。 and Donald。
A first-hand witness to countless holiday meals and family interactions， Mary brings an incisive wit and unexpected humor to sometimes grim， often confounding family events。 She recounts in unsparing detail everything from her uncle Donald’s place in the family spotlight and Ivana’s penchant for re-gifting to her grandmother’s frequent injuries and illnesses and the appalling way Donald， Fred Trump’s favorite son， dismissed and derided him when he began to succumb to Alzheimer’s。
Numerous pundits， armchair psychologists， and journalists have sought to parse Donald J。 Trump’s lethal flaws。 Mary L。 Trump has the education， insight， and intimate familiarity needed to reveal what makes Donald， and the rest of her clan， tick。 She alone can recount this fascinating， unnerving saga， not just because of her insider’s perspective but also because she is the only Trump willing to tell the truth about one of the world’s most powerful and dysfunctional families。
Reviews
Midge
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I don’t give a star rating to non fiction as I don’t want it to feel like I am judging someone’s experience。 As for this one， nothing new from what we already know about this vile human。 I honestly don’t know what I was looking for when I picked up this one， or what I was hoping to learn about Trump。 All it did was confirm the fact that he is a trash human being。
Susan Rose
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Mary Trump can definitely write。 I had to wait a year to get this from the library， which attests to the author's strengths。 Needed to read it。 Mary Trump can definitely write。 I had to wait a year to get this from the library， which attests to the author's strengths。 Needed to read it。 。。。more
Sami Khan
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This is a just an easy with full length - I have had dichotomies with my uncle too， and he as worsen Donald trump can never imagine to his own circle。 Should I write a book？
Jo
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Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man - Mary L。 TrumpI know some of you may not agree with me and that's ok。 We don't always need to agree。 The stories she tells paint a picture of how Donald came to be the person he is。 I really liked this， Mary L Trump is a very intelligent and well educated women。 She definitely has a fire in her belly。 There are many written narratives that detail Donald’s life， Mary offers us a look at her familytree， that is fille Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man - Mary L。 TrumpI know some of you may not agree with me and that's ok。 We don't always need to agree。 The stories she tells paint a picture of how Donald came to be the person he is。 I really liked this， Mary L Trump is a very intelligent and well educated women。 She definitely has a fire in her belly。 There are many written narratives that detail Donald’s life， Mary offers us a look at her familytree， that is filled with highly-functioning sociopaths and narcissists from which this rotten apple dropped。 Mary L Trump is President Trump’s only niece and a trained clinical psychologist， and in the book describes an ambitious and challenging family environment。 There were efforts to block the publishing of the book and President Trump has called her writings “untruthful。” This book did conjure up a degree of sympathy for Donald's abusive upbringing， which was ironic， given his own inability to empathize with others。 Mary is not excusing him， but she is explaining him， an interesting read and timely。 。。。more
Anne Cotton
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Fascinating
susan tietge
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Essentially confirms my personal thoughts on the man。 Does give personal insight into how he got to be a devisive， self absorbed member of the Trump family
Vegard
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Herre min hatt。 Soga om Trump-familien er temmeleg sjuke greier。 Kusina til Trump fortel om å vekse opp i ei slekt （på farssida） der det einaste som betyr noko， er å vera best， og der sanninga ikkje betyr noko dersom du kan få folk til å tru noko anna – om dei er skattemyndigheiter， TV-sjåarar， «folk flest» eller berre din nærmaste familie。 Trump-familien skyr verkeleg ingen middel。 Om du har eit dårleg inntrykk av Trump frå før， gir denne boka eit dystert， men ekstremt forklarande bakteppe med Herre min hatt。 Soga om Trump-familien er temmeleg sjuke greier。 Kusina til Trump fortel om å vekse opp i ei slekt （på farssida） der det einaste som betyr noko， er å vera best， og der sanninga ikkje betyr noko dersom du kan få folk til å tru noko anna – om dei er skattemyndigheiter， TV-sjåarar， «folk flest» eller berre din nærmaste familie。 Trump-familien skyr verkeleg ingen middel。 Om du har eit dårleg inntrykk av Trump frå før， gir denne boka eit dystert， men ekstremt forklarande bakteppe med familiehistoria。 Mary Trump sjølv er innlesar for lydboka og gjer ein framifrå jobb。Dette er den andre boka eg les om Trump。 «Hiding in Plain Sight» av Sarah Kendzior fortel meir om korleis det at Trump hamna i Det kvite huset， var ein kulminasjon av mange tiårs arbeid i dei mest lyssky， kriminelle og samvitslause kretsane som finst。 Det er lett å gløyme at dette er verkelege folk og hendingar， for det er så himmelropande absurd。 。。。more
Lynn Csj
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Better than expected。 Much more about Fred Trump Sr。 & Jr。 than Donald but draws a good image of the family dysfunction that has become a nation dysfunction， written from the perspective of a woman greatly wounded by her grandfather’s and uncle’s narcissism。
Heather Hunter
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This was quite an interesting family history in which， however warranted， the author’s bitterness necessarily shines through。 I thoroughly appreciated how， even though it’s quite clear that she feels former （thank god） President Trump is a monster， she did a remarkable job of evoking empathy from the reader regarding the circumstances that shaped him as， at least initially， out of his control。I would strongly encourage everyone to read this book， if only to understand how his supporters， even no This was quite an interesting family history in which， however warranted， the author’s bitterness necessarily shines through。 I thoroughly appreciated how， even though it’s quite clear that she feels former （thank god） President Trump is a monster， she did a remarkable job of evoking empathy from the reader regarding the circumstances that shaped him as， at least initially， out of his control。I would strongly encourage everyone to read this book， if only to understand how his supporters， even now， are trapped in the myth of his greatness and demigod persona。 This book clearly demonstrates how they cannot themselves renounce him or admit that he made mistakes without in some way making themselves culpable for the outcomes of his actions。 。。。more
Tina rotondo
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Turned into more of her life story with not a ！it of Donald mixed in。 Didn't find out anything I didn't know already。 Turned into more of her life story with not a ！it of Donald mixed in。 Didn't find out anything I didn't know already。 。。。more
Michelle
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Interesting insights into what created this man。 Not tremendously surprising though - if you've had run-ins with this type of person before。 I found a strong theme of entitlement running through the whole book （and whole family？） which I didn't like。 It was a good look into the back story of the Trump family though。 Interesting insights into what created this man。 Not tremendously surprising though - if you've had run-ins with this type of person before。 I found a strong theme of entitlement running through the whole book （and whole family？） which I didn't like。 It was a good look into the back story of the Trump family though。 。。。more
patrick barber
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Review of To much & never enoughWow！ This book hits the nail on the head！ Who could have predicted what has happened over the past four years because of the inaction and outright denial of the corona virus by the sitting president。 Very interesting & scary to see how he became the man he is and how his family developed。 Lets just we never have to deal with him in public office again！
K。N。
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I really enjoyed this， partially as a legitimate family memoir， and partially in a guilty-pleasure kind of way。 A decent amount here is either common knowledge or proves the simplest of speculations， but the Freddy Trump story is quiet tragic and affecting。The rest is what you’d expect: a peek inside the House to see the trash fire inside。
Susan
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A sickening story of greed， scams and cruelty。 The world learned that first hand for themselves。
Naveen Kelvin
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Insightful psychological take on Trump's mannerisms。 However， it often bordered on the expose aspect rather than fous on objective shortcomings。 A good read for anyone who thinks that the former President is solely a fool or solely a political mastermind。 Insightful psychological take on Trump's mannerisms。 However， it often bordered on the expose aspect rather than fous on objective shortcomings。 A good read for anyone who thinks that the former President is solely a fool or solely a political mastermind。 。。。more
Karen
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Meh， depressing money grabbing family。
Katie
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Mary Trump is articulate， intelligent and confident。 She tells of the Trump family and how Donald got to be Donald。 She did a good job on the memoir and with all the backstabbing that this family does to each other， I’m surprised she got her Aunt to talk to her about this book！
petalSpitter
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The trump family sounds like a collection of the most soulless， pathologically money obsessed individuals and this book's mere presence chills a room。 Told in the clinical， yet detailed way of a court document or a traumatic memory， this book deeply， deeply depressed me while being deeply informative of both the lives of the ultra wealthy， this ultra wealthy clan， and the lives and mental scars of both Mary Trump and Donald。 The trump family sounds like a collection of the most soulless， pathologically money obsessed individuals and this book's mere presence chills a room。 Told in the clinical， yet detailed way of a court document or a traumatic memory， this book deeply， deeply depressed me while being deeply informative of both the lives of the ultra wealthy， this ultra wealthy clan， and the lives and mental scars of both Mary Trump and Donald。 。。。more
Sasha
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I figured he was this way because of something like this。 What a wacadoo family。
Jbussen
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What would it take for you to say these things about your uncle？ Or any other family member？ If I hated my sibling， I still wouldn't say this in public。 Donald Trump must be the worst of humanity if his niece who is a psychologist is right。 This got old real fast。 I did wonder how the Donald became such a damaged person。 I wonder more why people who like him can't be bothered to do any critical research on him。 Why？ What is her agenda？ Fame？ Money？ You don't have to read too far into this book t What would it take for you to say these things about your uncle？ Or any other family member？ If I hated my sibling， I still wouldn't say this in public。 Donald Trump must be the worst of humanity if his niece who is a psychologist is right。 This got old real fast。 I did wonder how the Donald became such a damaged person。 I wonder more why people who like him can't be bothered to do any critical research on him。 Why？ What is her agenda？ Fame？ Money？ You don't have to read too far into this book to have read everything in this book。 Donald is what his environment created and is what he seems to be。 All the negative things I mean。 Sorry this book and even more so the subject; well I just can't be bothered to give much of a review。 I got my questions answered and that is enough。 。。。more
Stefanie
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eye opening。 in case you think you know all there is to know， this is really good。
Ingrid
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This is not really a book about Donald Trump， but rather the memoir of one member of the extended Trump family。 There isn't much that feels new or revelatory here， and the writing isn’t so great， with jarring jumps backwards in time and a certain repetitiveness to some of its takes。 This is not really a book about Donald Trump， but rather the memoir of one member of the extended Trump family。 There isn't much that feels new or revelatory here， and the writing isn’t so great， with jarring jumps backwards in time and a certain repetitiveness to some of its takes。 。。。more
Maren Hatch
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Very interesting perspective - it felt like the view from a professional while also being an inside scoop。 In the beginning， the author describes how she worries she will only sound vindictive because of the position she is in， but managed to sound very much like an observer。 The writing was very dense and occasionally hard to follow， especially with the trump family's proclivity towards reusing names or using similar sounding names。 Almost the entirety of the book is truly a look into the entir Very interesting perspective - it felt like the view from a professional while also being an inside scoop。 In the beginning， the author describes how she worries she will only sound vindictive because of the position she is in， but managed to sound very much like an observer。 The writing was very dense and occasionally hard to follow， especially with the trump family's proclivity towards reusing names or using similar sounding names。 Almost the entirety of the book is truly a look into the entire trump family， while the last chapter or two really sum up how all of that led to the US Presidental response to Covid 19 in 2020。 Interesting read， glad it wasn't any longer。 。。。more
Chris Waterford
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This is well written in parts but mostly boring。 The biggest flaw in the book is that it is about the Trump family in general and Donald in particular。 It confirms everything I suspected about him。5/10
Sheila
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Wow！ I would never pay money to buy a book about this dangerous man， but I saw it at the LFL and was intrigued。 Amazing that family treats each other so poorly like they did to so many in public。 To the author… with family like that， who needs enemies？
Katie
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Not massively revelatory but definitely puts meat on the bones of how Trump became the person he did。 It won't surprise you at all to know that it was in large part due to money and in large part due to parenting。 Worth a read and it's an easy one。 Not massively revelatory but definitely puts meat on the bones of how Trump became the person he did。 It won't surprise you at all to know that it was in large part due to money and in large part due to parenting。 Worth a read and it's an easy one。 。。。more
Jami Sheets
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Nothing really new here， and I felt like there were jumps all over in time， which was hard to follow （I was listening to the audiobook）。 Still， an interesting story and more proof that DT was a massive ball of turds from the very beginning。
Courtney
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An interesting discussion on how an abusive person can raise very different people。 Fred Trump Sr was neglectful and abusive to his children。 Donald， apparently， is just like him。 Mary's experience growing up in the Trump family seemed so cold and disheartening。 There was no warmth or care given to the children。 An interesting discussion on how an abusive person can raise very different people。 Fred Trump Sr was neglectful and abusive to his children。 Donald， apparently， is just like him。 Mary's experience growing up in the Trump family seemed so cold and disheartening。 There was no warmth or care given to the children。 。。。more
Katie Walsh
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This is not a good book。 It is less an expose about Donald Trump than it is a memoir about the author's father， Freddy。 The last 20 pages or so is kind of what I was expecting the rest of the book to be。 It's also not particularly well written or edited， and just kind of comes off as a disgruntled family member with an ax to grind （and I say that as someone who hates Donald Trump too）。 I'd skip this one。 This is not a good book。 It is less an expose about Donald Trump than it is a memoir about the author's father， Freddy。 The last 20 pages or so is kind of what I was expecting the rest of the book to be。 It's also not particularly well written or edited， and just kind of comes off as a disgruntled family member with an ax to grind （and I say that as someone who hates Donald Trump too）。 I'd skip this one。 。。。more
Mel
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