This was really interesting. I've seen a lot about people in really hard right organizations and hate groups and not really anything about people in the more respectable right wing organizations so I learned a lot. The language was kind of awkward sometimes, especially in the beginning, but not in a way that took away from the book that much.

There is much food for thought within this book. It's both captivating and frightening, possibly depending upon one's political viewpoints. I have to admit upfront to being hesitant to read/review this as, quite frankly, so many politically based books are either stridently one side or the other or, well, tediously boring. This one is neither, thank goodness. Tina Nguyen does an excellent job cutting through the hoopla and stridency, laying out where we are in the world right now and, maybe more importantly, how we may have gotten to this point. Just as importantly, she reminds us that much of it happened because, well, we weren't really paying attention.

I won't even attempt to share specific points because, as she notes, part of the success of this movement is that it was coordinated, ie look at the big picture, events rarely taking place without rhyme nor reason or in solitude. It didn't happen overnight but, whoa, over years and even decades. Nguyen reveals her own path as she writes, noting how innocent yet intoxicating it was to be caught up in a movement -- Turning Points was the center of that universe at the time -- that seemed to care about you. One that helped you meet others of a like mind, network, and ultimately find your place in the grand scheme of things. Let's just say, Tucker Carlson played a big role in her story. She shares her own story of finding her way and growing, which I found fascinating. Even when she broke away, seeking journalistic positions outside the conservative core, she continued to cover it with an open, professional mind, one knowing more of the many ins and outs of the movement than even some of the nation's top journalists. She never condemns nor praises, simply sticking to the professional journalists' "these are the facts" aspect.

One point she makes that I will share is that the left, particularly the far left, is that they are impatient. They want results and they tend to want them NOW. She points out this in contrast to the long game the far right has and is playing. It's fascinating and a bit frightening to realize how easily we humans can and are being manipulated, Seriously, if you have even the remotest interest in politics or even beginning to figure out what is going on in our political and cultural wars nowadays, you should read this book. I went into it trepidation but found this one fascinating in an unsettling way. It's an eye-opener. Thank you #NetGalley and #OneSignalPublishers - #AtriaBooks for allowing me this sneak pee. I've always disliked politics but it's obviously time I/we start paying far more attention to even the little things, local on up.

An interesting eye opening look from Tina Nguyen, bringing us behind the scenes in the Maga world.From Trump himself to Tucker Carlson and all the young people thrilled to be involved. Really

I requested this hoping to dip my toe into the other side of politics (the side I don't agree with), but I had a difficult time getting through this. It's definitely an "inside baseball" type of book, where you really do have to know more than the major names of the conservative side to understand her stories and anecdotes. It took a long time to get into the meat of why anyone would pick up this book, and until then it was just the story of any young woman taking crappy jobs to get by until she could make it bigger somewhere else. I also had a hard time understanding exactly what side of politics she sat on, so that just made it less enjoyable.

Intriguing account of Tina's journey through MAGA politics. The ins and outs as a woman and for and against. Very interesting and compelling.

Interesting memoir of one journalist's journey reporting on right-wing America over the last several years.

Nothing was wrong with this, and I did find the author's journey interesting, but I guess I'd misunderstood what the book was going to be about based on the title and the description. I'd guess I'd expected a little more integration with MAGA, but a lot of the content seemed to be written about almost at a distance, which is fine, but I'd been hoping for more of a tell-all.

Overall, pretty interesting!

I have been following Tina Nguyen's career for years so The MAGA Diaries is an interesting behind the scenes look at her career and what led her to covering the MAGA movement and all of her insights.

An explosive, first-person account of the alt-right from acclaimed political journalist Tina Nguyen who got her start in conservative media and is now using that access to blow the top off the fringe right’s recruiting machine.

Very informative and eye-opening. Books like these always remind me that I do not have the strength to be a journalist.

Very interesting story of a woman’s journey in modern day politics. I seriously couldn’t imagine what it would be like to know the people that she worked with.