Dumpty, John Lithgow
Dumpty, John Lithgow
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Dumpty
The Age of Trump in Verse

Bestseller

Author: John Lithgow

Series: Dumpty #1

Narrator: John Lithgow

Unabridged: 1 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/22/2019

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

New York Times Bestseller!

Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse is a satirical poetry collection from award-winning actor and bestselling author John Lithgow. Chronicling the last few raucous years in American politics, Lithgow takes readers verse by verse through the history of Donald Trump's presidency.

• Lampoons the likes of Betsy DeVos, William Barr, Rudy Giuliani, and dozens more.
• Illustrated from cover to cover with Lithgow's never-before-seen line drawings.
• Draws inspiration from A. A. Milne, Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, and even Mother Goose.
• Great for fans of A Very Stable Genius by Mike Luckovich, Win Bigly: Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don't Matter by Scott Adams, and The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.

The poems collected in Dumpty draw inspiration from A. A. Milne, Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Mother Goose, and many more.

A feat of laugh-out-loud lyrical storytelling, this timely audiobook is bound to bring joy to poetry lovers, political junkies, and Lithgow fans alike.

About John Lithgow

John Lithgow is the New York Times bestselling author of I Got Two Dogs; Mahalia Mouse Goes to College; Marsupial Sue Presents: The Runaway Pancake; I’m A Manatee; Micawber; Marsupial Sue; The Remarkable Farkle McBride; and Carnival of the Animals. An award-winning actor, he has starred on stage, film, and television. He performs concerts across the country and has recorded the CDs Farkle and Friends, Singin’ in the Bathtub, and The Sunny Side of the Street. Visit John at JohnLithgow.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ilana (illi69) on January 16, 2025

Good! I can imagine Lithgow reading these verses must add a lot to the experience, but as it is, I’m so disgusted by Dumpfeld and this entire administration that I haven’t the heart to laugh much. I just want them gone and remembered as an embarrassing anecdote in American history (make that human h......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on March 29, 2020

With skewering wit, actor and author John Lithgow lampoons in verse Donald Trump’s presidency and his revolving door staff and others with whimsical drawings.......more

Goodreads review by Craig on March 02, 2024

This is a very amusing collection of political poetry, a book of democratic doggerel that lampoons many of the foibles and folks from Trump's term in office. No matter which side of the aisle one's beliefs and conscience lie, the clever wit and pointed banter of the wordplay has to be admired. Lithg......more