Make Russia Great Again: A Novel
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- Author：Christopher Buckley
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Summary
In “the Trump satire we’ve been waiting for” （The Washington Post）， award-winning and bestselling author of Thank You for Smoking delivers a hilarious and whipsmart fake memoir by Herb Nutterman—Donald Trump’s seventh chief of staff—who has written the ultimate tell-all about Trump and Russia。
Herb Nutterman never intended to become Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff。 Herb served the Trump Organization for twenty-seven years， holding jobs in everything from a food and beverage manager at the Trump Magnifica to being the first general manager of the Trump Bloody Run Golf Course。 And when his old boss asks “his favorite Jew” to take on the daunting role of chief of staff， Herb， spurred on by loyalty agrees。
But being the chief of staff is a lot different from being a former hospitality expert。 Soon， Herb finds himself deeply involved in Russian intrigue， deflecting rumors about Mike Pence’s high school involvement in a Satanic cult， and leading President Trump’s reelection campaign。
What Nutterman experiences is outrageous， outlandish， and otherwise unbelievable—therefore making it a deadly accurate account of being the chief of staff during the Trump administration。 With hilarious jabs at the biggest world leaders and Washington politics overall， Make Russia Great Again is a timely political satire from “one of the funniest writers in the English language” （Tom Wolfe）。
Herb Nutterman never intended to become Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff。 Herb served the Trump Organization for twenty-seven years， holding jobs in everything from a food and beverage manager at the Trump Magnifica to being the first general manager of the Trump Bloody Run Golf Course。 And when his old boss asks “his favorite Jew” to take on the daunting role of chief of staff， Herb， spurred on by loyalty agrees。
But being the chief of staff is a lot different from being a former hospitality expert。 Soon， Herb finds himself deeply involved in Russian intrigue， deflecting rumors about Mike Pence’s high school involvement in a Satanic cult， and leading President Trump’s reelection campaign。
What Nutterman experiences is outrageous， outlandish， and otherwise unbelievable—therefore making it a deadly accurate account of being the chief of staff during the Trump administration。 With hilarious jabs at the biggest world leaders and Washington politics overall， Make Russia Great Again is a timely political satire from “one of the funniest writers in the English language” （Tom Wolfe）。
Reviews
Marlene
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It's hard to satirize the Trump years （and that's as political as I will get - you can interpret that as you will）。 Christopher Buckley is up to the task。 The story is told from the perspective of food and beverage manager turned White House Chief of Staff， Herb Nutterman， who witnesses， and is part of， the absurdities of the years。 It's hard to satirize the Trump years （and that's as political as I will get - you can interpret that as you will）。 Christopher Buckley is up to the task。 The story is told from the perspective of food and beverage manager turned White House Chief of Staff， Herb Nutterman， who witnesses， and is part of， the absurdities of the years。 。。。more
Peter Feer
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Very funny and enjoyable！
Walk
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I had forgotten how well Christopher Buckley writes。 I’ve been a fan for a long time and this wonderful satire harkens back to Little Green Men and other Washington spoofs he has written over the years。 I need to go back and re-read some of Buckley’s earlier stuff， and his father’s spy thrillers。 This book is a funny satire of the former president that is so well-written， with great turns-of-phrase and dialogue。 I highly recommend it。
Naim Peress
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This is not a book for the politically correct。 If your sensibilities are tender， I would highly suggest another novel。 With that trigger warning out of the way， this book was great fun。 I loved the no-holds barred satire of Trump and his political circle。 Behind the changed names， you can easily recognize the real-life individuals being described。 For example， Cricket Singh is Nikki Haley and Mr。 Calaniti is Sean Hannity。 I also liked the deluded and ultimately doomed main character， Herb Nutte This is not a book for the politically correct。 If your sensibilities are tender， I would highly suggest another novel。 With that trigger warning out of the way， this book was great fun。 I loved the no-holds barred satire of Trump and his political circle。 Behind the changed names， you can easily recognize the real-life individuals being described。 For example， Cricket Singh is Nikki Haley and Mr。 Calaniti is Sean Hannity。 I also liked the deluded and ultimately doomed main character， Herb Nutterman。 In addition， the author Christopher Buckley shows his erudition with some fascinating historical references。 All in all， this is definitely worth reading。 。。。more
Steven Meyers
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The narrator， Herbert K。 Nutterman， agrees to become President Trump’s seventh Chief of Staff。 The managerial naif fits right in with the administration。 Mr。 Buckley’s made-up names of famous people are very easy to peg with their real-life doppelganger such as Fox News pundit Seamus Colonnity。 ‘Make Russia Great Again’ was published in 2020 and takes place sometime during the fourth year of Trump’s tenure。 If you followed along as the orange braggart upended one tradition after another during h The narrator， Herbert K。 Nutterman， agrees to become President Trump’s seventh Chief of Staff。 The managerial naif fits right in with the administration。 Mr。 Buckley’s made-up names of famous people are very easy to peg with their real-life doppelganger such as Fox News pundit Seamus Colonnity。 ‘Make Russia Great Again’ was published in 2020 and takes place sometime during the fourth year of Trump’s tenure。 If you followed along as the orange braggart upended one tradition after another during his time in the White House， much of ‘Make Russia Great Again’ will resonate。Like all good political satire， the people being ridiculed are easily recognizable and it also gets the essence of an individual。 Mr。 Buckley mocks such notables as Kellyanne Conway and her husband George Conway， Russian oligarchs， Sean Hannity， Ivanka and Jared， Lindsey Graham， evangelicals， Mike Pence， the press， Mike Bloomberg， Rudy Giuliani， Trump’s evangelical advisor Paula White， Newt Gingrich， and Sarah Huckabee Sanders。 For the author， it must’ve been like shooting fish in a barrel。 Mr。 Buckley also plays with the dangers of artificial intelligence and how Putin must have Trump by the short hairs with some highly incriminating material because our country’s 45th president sucked up to the Russian president。 It’s all done with great comic effect。 There are some funny lines that may go over readers’ heads if they are not too familiar with history such as the Zapruder film and “night of the long knives。” Clearly， Mr。 Buckley has a much larger vocabulary than me because I had to look up words more often than usual。 ‘Make Russia Great Again’ is a fast read and his barbs were right on the money。 Mr。 Buckley portrays Trump in a very unflattering light that will entertain his critics and infuriate his supporters。 It should be noted that the author is conservative and stated on July 10， 2020 during an interview with Yahoo News， “Donald Trump is not conservative。 He has no ideology beyond the cravings of his own id。 。。。 Some of the things that Trump does are quote unquote conservative， but those are merely aspects of his crowd pleasing。” Mr。 Buckley shouldn’t be waiting for any Valentine's Day cards from the people mentioned above。 。。。more
Peter Tillman
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I eagerly started this one -- I mean， PJ O'Rourke loved it！ And I usually like Buckley's humorous satires。 But this one fell flat: one long Trump joke， and I'm sick of Trump jokes。 Sick of Trump， really， and so glad he's fading from the news， and from politics， and from the scene。 So I'll probably try it again in a year or so， once my unpleasant memories of Mr Trump have faded more。Left unrated， since I didn't get far。 I eagerly started this one -- I mean， PJ O'Rourke loved it！ And I usually like Buckley's humorous satires。 But this one fell flat: one long Trump joke， and I'm sick of Trump jokes。 Sick of Trump， really， and so glad he's fading from the news， and from politics， and from the scene。 So I'll probably try it again in a year or so， once my unpleasant memories of Mr Trump have faded more。Left unrated， since I didn't get far。 。。。more
Ted
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Christopher Buckley stopped writing political satire because he had come to the conclusion that our reality had outstripped satire。 He was right， and he probably should have stuck to his original position。 "Make Russia Great 。 。 。" is a valiant attempt， but a true satire of the Trump presidency will be elusive--because who would have believed the crap that went on？ Even the most absurd situations Buckley contrives fall flat， especially after January 6。I loved "Little Green Men" and "Thank You fo Christopher Buckley stopped writing political satire because he had come to the conclusion that our reality had outstripped satire。 He was right， and he probably should have stuck to his original position。 "Make Russia Great 。 。 。" is a valiant attempt， but a true satire of the Trump presidency will be elusive--because who would have believed the crap that went on？ Even the most absurd situations Buckley contrives fall flat， especially after January 6。I loved "Little Green Men" and "Thank You for Smoking。" But a satire of the Trump presidency may just be beyond Mr。 Buckley's powers。 Perhaps Tom Wolfe could have done it--something epic in the manner of "Bonfire of the Vanities" or "A Man in Full" might have worked。 We need something Rabelaisian， and Buckley is giving us something more in the tone of Gary Trudeau。 。。。more
Pam Mezaraups
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Thought it was important to get some fun out of the four miserable Trump years and， at first， this book did it。 I frequently smiled and occasionally chortled。。。。but hard to forget half way through that we lived this insanity as well and that tamped down on the humor a bit。 It was enjoyable and I loved the names Squigg Lee Biskeet AKA Lindsey Graham 。。。。and Stephen Miller came off as a Hitler Youth （although there is some question if that is fact or satire in my mind） and its all told by Trump's Thought it was important to get some fun out of the four miserable Trump years and， at first， this book did it。 I frequently smiled and occasionally chortled。。。。but hard to forget half way through that we lived this insanity as well and that tamped down on the humor a bit。 It was enjoyable and I loved the names Squigg Lee Biskeet AKA Lindsey Graham 。。。。and Stephen Miller came off as a Hitler Youth （although there is some question if that is fact or satire in my mind） and its all told by Trump's Chief of Staff Herb Nutterman。 His wife Hetta Nutterman had it right。。。it's a whole lot of slaughtered red beets and a big bowl of borscht。 Good read for this Summer。 。。。more
Denis
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Какая-то срамная "Международная пилорама" Тиграна Кеосаяна。 Какая-то срамная "Международная пилорама" Тиграна Кеосаяна。 。。。more
Chris Bailey
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Not my usual cup of tea but rather an entertaining look at the Trump years。
Bernie Morgan
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Another fun book from an insider who knows Washington。 I love this author's books， but find them hard to get in UK bookshops。 It's a mystery why they are not more widely stocked。 Another fun book from an insider who knows Washington。 I love this author's books， but find them hard to get in UK bookshops。 It's a mystery why they are not more widely stocked。 。。。more
Sophia
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Very funny - but best if you were following the chaos of the Trump admin and the various players on his team。
Deling Ren
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OMG this book is so hilarious and spot on！
John
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Buckley is better at predicting than reacting。 Most of this just sounds like the news。
Christopher Gammill
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If you enjoy satire， this is a HOOT！ I recommend for people of all political persuasions （as you may know， the Buckley family is long-standing Republicans） for this easy read beach book filled with laughs。 I'd enjoy a sequel in a few years with some Weasel Giuliani and more Squiggly Biscuit （Lindsay Graham） to go with a Make Mar-a-lago Russian Again！Not suitable for the serious and sensitive folks。 If you enjoy satire， this is a HOOT！ I recommend for people of all political persuasions （as you may know， the Buckley family is long-standing Republicans） for this easy read beach book filled with laughs。 I'd enjoy a sequel in a few years with some Weasel Giuliani and more Squiggly Biscuit （Lindsay Graham） to go with a Make Mar-a-lago Russian Again！Not suitable for the serious and sensitive folks。 。。。more
Dahlgren General Library
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Stephen
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Some funny moments， lots of inane vulgarity。 Appropriate for a book parodying the Trump years， I suppose。
Denyse
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Not his best work。
Pamela
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A 3。5， actually。 A fun audiobook for a long car ride。 Same author as "Supreme Courtship"。 Great fun -- about Trump and the craziness of his White House。 A 3。5， actually。 A fun audiobook for a long car ride。 Same author as "Supreme Courtship"。 Great fun -- about Trump and the craziness of his White House。 。。。more
Tom
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Make Russia Great Again by Christopher BuckleyThe story is told through the eyes of Herb Nutterman， Trump’s White House chief of staff。 Herb worked at Trump Organizations for twenty-seven years， in jobs from food service to general manager of the Trump Bloody Run Golf Course。Russian President Vladimir Putin loses a primary election。 He was beaten by a Communist Party candidate and there needs to be a runoff election。 It turns out that an AI program operated by the NSA has interfered with the Ru Make Russia Great Again by Christopher BuckleyThe story is told through the eyes of Herb Nutterman， Trump’s White House chief of staff。 Herb worked at Trump Organizations for twenty-seven years， in jobs from food service to general manager of the Trump Bloody Run Golf Course。Russian President Vladimir Putin loses a primary election。 He was beaten by a Communist Party candidate and there needs to be a runoff election。 It turns out that an AI program operated by the NSA has interfered with the Russian election。 President Trump wants to make sure that Putin doesn’t lose the runoff election。 Trump is kept in the dark about the NSA interference in the election。 All his cabinet members are afraid if he is told what has happened， he’ll get mad and fire somebody in a tweet。 The story is satirical and in the early parts humorous。 However， it suffers from being a satirical rehash of many of the news stories about Trump over the last four years。 This book is only worthy of two-stars。 。。。more
Emily Nicoletta
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Wait。。。 I thought this was supposed to be satire， not a copy and pasted transcript directly from Trump's staff？！All jokes aside， Christopher Buckley continues to dominate as one of the most talented satirical authors in American history。 Make Russia Great Again was incredibly well-written， hilarious， and intuitive。 His ability to spin a streamlined and truly entertaining story is truly unparalleled and I am truly impressed over how well he was able to interpret Trump and his crew's mannerisms an Wait。。。 I thought this was supposed to be satire， not a copy and pasted transcript directly from Trump's staff？！All jokes aside， Christopher Buckley continues to dominate as one of the most talented satirical authors in American history。 Make Russia Great Again was incredibly well-written， hilarious， and intuitive。 His ability to spin a streamlined and truly entertaining story is truly unparalleled and I am truly impressed over how well he was able to interpret Trump and his crew's mannerisms and strategies to a T。 However， putting the nearly perfect construction of this book aside， I won't lie。。。 I had a difficult time managing my anxiety while reading MRGA。 The great thing about satire is that it takes reality and the players within it and places them in a situation that is outlandish and silly enough to make it feel improbable。 The problem is Trump and his followers are living， breathing satire in everyday life。 Rather than being able to laugh through the ridiculous situations in MRGA （like Trump's approval rating amongst Evangelicals skyrocketing after pornographic videos of him are released） in the back of my mind I can't help but panic because I KNOW if any of this happened in real life， not a single occurrence or reaction would look any different。 If anything I found myself cursing Buckley for giving Trump and his team inspiration and notes if （god forbid） he ever decided to run again。 Make Russia Great Again was a spectacular book， but it can be a bit triggering for those of us who would rather forget how the hell we as a country managed to survive Trump's presidency in （roughly） one piece。 。。。more
Jay Lark
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Enjoyable political satire， laugh out loud at times。
Betsy
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I'm giving this book three stars out of a generous assumption that "it's me， not the author。" By that， I mean that for me， it's just too soon to read satire about the Trump administration。 I have read most of what Christopher Buckley has written and enjoyed it， so I assume that this book deserves to be finished at some point。 Maybe。 But not now。 I'm giving this book three stars out of a generous assumption that "it's me， not the author。" By that， I mean that for me， it's just too soon to read satire about the Trump administration。 I have read most of what Christopher Buckley has written and enjoyed it， so I assume that this book deserves to be finished at some point。 Maybe。 But not now。 。。。more
Rob Tesselaar
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Okay， started pretty good， but then became overdone。
Jake Talmage
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There were some funny lines， but the pace was tough-- so much thrown at the reader that I could only read small segments to try to catch it all。
Byrd
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Silly， funny， light satire。 Lots of laughs。
P。 Diddly
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I wanted to like it more than I did。 In reality， it was just。。。 reality。 I'm just glad the Orange Baby lost， and I was able to close this book before finishing it。 I wanted to like it more than I did。 In reality， it was just。。。 reality。 I'm just glad the Orange Baby lost， and I was able to close this book before finishing it。 。。。more
Ed Callahan
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。 “Make Russia Great Again” is a political satire。 Christopher Buckley has written many but this is my first by him。 This was published in 2020 before the election so it is interesting to see his prediction。 It is the story of The Donald appointing Herb Nutterman， his “favorite jew”， as his 9th chief of staff based on the fact thatNutterman had previously worked as a senior hospitality manager for Trump， the hotel magnate。 The plot revolves around the machinations Nutterman goes through to prote 。 “Make Russia Great Again” is a political satire。 Christopher Buckley has written many but this is my first by him。 This was published in 2020 before the election so it is interesting to see his prediction。 It is the story of The Donald appointing Herb Nutterman， his “favorite jew”， as his 9th chief of staff based on the fact thatNutterman had previously worked as a senior hospitality manager for Trump， the hotel magnate。 The plot revolves around the machinations Nutterman goes through to protect “45” from Putin and a russian oligarch who “have something on him”。 Here are thwo observations about the book。 First I am not sure what filtering rules Buckley applied when deciding when to use real names or fictionalized ones。 For example， the Trumps are all referred to with their actual names but the VP is referred to as “Pants”。 Also Pompeo and Barr are called out but not others。 Second， as bizarre as some of the contrivances are， sadly none of them seemed impossible。 Our reality in 2020 was more far fetched than the book。 I don’t have any of his other satirical books to compare it to so I can’t provide those as reference。 He did pile on as a “Never Trump” so if you are an “Ever Trump” you may not enjoy this。 As they say in the TV industry Buckley may have “jumped the shark” piling on absurdity after absurdity， So mixed emotions here。 I rate it a 7。5/10。 #edcinpaucomments 。。。more
Sally
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Reasonably diverting and amusing， although the plot， such as it is， seems to unwind in haste at the end。
Lamby
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