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Dumpty
Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse | John Lithgow
Award-winning actor and bestselling author John Lithgow wields a whip-smart, satirical pen in this poetic diatribe chronicling the last few abysmal years in politics. With lacerating wit, he takes readers verse by verse through the history of Donald Trump's presidency, lampooning the likes of Betsy DeVos, Anthony Scaramucci, Scott Pruitt, Paul Manafort, Trump's doctors, and many others. Illustrated from cover to cover with Lithgow's never-before-seen line drawings, the poems collected in Dumpty draw inspiration from A. A. Milne, Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Mother Goose, and many more. A YUGE feat of laugh-out-loud lyrical storytelling, this hilarious and timely volume is bound to bring joy to poetry lovers, political junkies, and Lithgow fans.
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Kerrbearlib
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Current audiobook book. John Lithgow is brilliant.

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DogMomIrene
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#Satire #Poetry #BookTherapy

Most of these poems focus on specific people within Trump‘s sphere while in office. A couple focus more on events that highlight his poor behavior. What really struck me as I read these was how many of the scandals, lies, and scams, I had forgotten about.

KathyWheeler I can‘t read anything about him yet, even things meant to be funny. I have considered this one though. 3y
CBee I basically tried to forget that entire four years 😳🙄 3y
DogMomIrene I totally get that. I‘ve got the other two books, but I‘ll read them between other books. Gotta pace myself. 3y
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DogMomIrene @CBee Hoping I get to that point. May not happen until 2025. 3y
CBee @DogMomIrene I‘m not saying it worked 😂 but dang if I‘m not trying 😁 (edited) 3y
DogMomIrene @CBee 🤣🤣🤣 3y
TheNeverendingTBR I think America has went from bad to worse though, in Biden. 3y
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DogMomIrene
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John Lithgow‘s thoughts on Mike Pence. True even after a coup attempt.

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DogMomIrene
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I have less than 90 minutes left in Dark Money! Bernie and Liz are cheering me on. I‘m thinking these poetry books my husband bought may be the cleansing I need once I do finish. #TBR

sprainedbrain What a photo! 😅 3y
DogMomIrene @sprainedbrain I will let my husband know. He orchestrated that one📷 3y
sprainedbrain That is some nice work! 3y
DogMomIrene @sprainedbrain He makes fun of me for my different action figures and geeky things, but he‘s always rearranging them. He‘ll integrate some of the dog toys too sometimes, so he has A LOT of practice with creating interesting “art”😉 3y
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AllDebooks
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Very piercing, scathing satire alongside amazingly accurate portraits of the Trump administration. John Lithgow is a genius and a legend.

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WorldsOkayestStepMom
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The short poem about Mike Pence was my favorite one, and I love that Lithgow did his own illustrations!

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GingerAntics
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This is a cute collection of poetic political satire. If you‘re a Trump fan, you‘re going to hate it so just leave it on the shelf. If you have a sense of humour (especially after the 2020 election), this just might be the poetry collection for you. Looking forward to Volume 2 (especially now that the insanity of the last four years is almost over). I can‘t wait for the poem about Trump being the sorest loser of all.
#Dumpty #JohnLithgow #poetry

Branwen Just knowing that this exists makes me happy! 🤗 4y
GingerAntics @Branwen Right? The illustrations are fun, too. 4y
Hooked_on_books I listened to the audio of this one and Lithgow reads it himself, brilliantly! 4y
GingerAntics @Hooked_on_books oh my god that would be total perfection!!! 4y
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GingerAntics
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The drawings are just as delightful as the poems. This is meant to be Sean Hannity.
#Dumpty #JohnLithgow #poetry

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These are a few of Dumpty‘s favourite lies!!!
(Sadly, this poem was too long to post, but you can happily sing it to the tune of “My Favourite Things.”
#Dumpty #JohnLithgow #poetry #MyFavouriteLies #MyFavouriteThings

Branwen 😂🤣👏👏👏 4y
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Lcsmcat 😂 4y
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GingerAntics
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I think this is easier to read now that he‘s on his way out.
#Dumpty #JohnLithgow #poetry

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actualdisneyprincess
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John Lithgow brings me joy. #dumpty #johnlithgow

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Hooked_on_books
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John Lithgow is clever and witty in his construction of poems about Trump and his cronies. It‘s funny but also depressing, given that it‘s all true. He provides a brief description of the subject of each poem at its end, so you don‘t have to be a political junkie to get it all. I missed out on the illustrations with the audio, but Lithgow‘s performance of this is stellar.

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Mcbsid23
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Easy, breezy 1 day read. Lithgow is such a clever wordsmith and sharp satirist.

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Mcbsid23
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Funny stuff... sharp satire ... and some new vocabulary!

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You know this is going to be funny because it's written by John Lithgow. 😃
#JohnLithgow

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Melismatic
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Lithgow is an American treasure — we all know who definitely is not (I could have done without all of the sound effects on the audiobook, however 😂🤷🏻‍♀️).

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I saw this on Colbert, but I had no idea he was such a lovely poet. I think this has to get moved up the old TBR/Wishlist. 🤣😂🤣 Some of the other poems I saw in the sample were better, but this one fit the easiest into a square. lol

Gaylagal2 Love it! 🤙 5y
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Soubhiville
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When my husband asked me to look for a book for him, I was very excited that my library had it in. My husband is not a reader, so I‘m happy to have gotten this in his hands while he‘s still interested!

I won‘t be reading it, as I don‘t keep up with politics. The drawings are a riot though, and I think it‘s very cool that John Lithgow wrote and illustrated this!

julesG It's in verse. Does that make it poetry? 5y
AmyG Ha. I like your husband‘s choice of reading material. 5y
Hooked_on_books I heard Lithgow on a podcast read a piece from this. It was really clever. 5y
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This was an impulse grab on #Hoopla. Lithgow‘s wit and creativity made it irresistible despite my general dislike for polarizing politics. There were some chuckles, for sure, especially because it‘s not hard to imagine Lithgow in poetic verse.

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Kempfme
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Funny political satire.

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BookishMarginalia
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Highly recommend listening to the audiobook, performed by John Lithgow himself.

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WanderingBookaneer
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😂

sprainedbrain Omg read by the author. That has to be hilarious. 😂 5y
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