Very impressive research, overall - Ward speaks to many sources (the majority of which, not surprisingly, are not named). The most valuable parts are the back stories of the Kushner clan, which may not be well known to non-NJ or non-NY observers, while Trump's back-story is much better known. But Jared and Ivanka are truly their fathers' children - their avarice seems to be a natural outcome of their upbringing. There is another angle, however, that Ms. Ward mines for all it's worth - their uniquely toxic mix of entitledness PLUS cluelessness. Michelle Goldberg, in the NY Times (March 18, 2019), puts this into context, as a prime example of the Dunning-Kruger effect, "a psychological phenomenon which leads incompetent people to overestimate their ability because they can’t grasp how much they don’t know."
This is a worthwhile book - it brings into focus the Kushner family, which will be new territory for many readers. It eviscerates the carefully calculated personas and facades of the couple, with many, many instances of their behavior.
A couple of things (OK, four) would make this book even better:
1. Some explanation of the byzantine real estate dealings of both families, particularly the Kushners - for novices (like me) in that area, I found myself not easily following the often obfuscating machinations, twists and turns, which are beyond the experience of virtually all of us regular folk. The author knows this stuff very well - but she should have taken the time, with an editor's help, to clarify while avoiding a didactic/dry approach.
2. A list of characters, of which there are many, and are often hard to keep track of, WITH some description of who they are. (Beyond the families, this would help significantly with all the real estate, hedge fund, etc. and all the players from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, etc.) There is (in my Kindle edition) an "index" which simply lists the names, with advice to use the search function in the e-reader to find them. Thanks a bunch.
3. Since this is a wish list of improvements, how about some family trees? (those Kushners are a little complicated).
4. How about some photos of the supporting cast of characters, which is vast, particularly (again) for those Kushners? (If there ARE photos in the print editions, they sure aren't there in the Kindle edition.)
All the above whining aside, this book is an eye-opener.
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