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O: A Presidential Novel (2011)

by Anonymous(Favorite Author)

2.42 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1451625960 (ISBN13: 9781451625967)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Simon & Schuster

review 1: The author requests anonymity ostensibly because she/he has been in the same room as Mr. Obama. I believe she/he is trying to imply that she/he has been one of Mr. O's closer friends/associates. With that said, I have trouble beleiving that this person is still a friend/associate of the President because she/he provides a very raw and sometimes scathing account of inside the White House. For that reason, I loved the book. The reason, though, that I only gave it three stars is that there are parts that are a bit confusing - it seems as if the editor didn't catch the missed connections, so the reader is forced to wonder whether she/he is putting it together properly. Other than that, though, I would highly recommend it to read.
review 2: Even though the revi... moreews for this book were awful, my fascination with politics and all the hype around the release of this book got the better of me, and I had to see for myself. Well, hype is about all it was. Penning an anonymous novel is pretty presumptuous--you set the bar pretty high about the kind of insider information you're going to share, even if it is a novel, if revealing yourself would be that damaging. The only "insider" stuff this author has is inane campaign nuts and bolts that probably aren't even interesting to the people who lived them. I found every character unlikeable and without personality. Everyone on the left comes off as self righteous, entitled, patronizing, and just kind of slimy, and the Republican candidate running against "O," also quite self righteous, is straight out of Pleasantville--unfailingly perfect, and more in a gag-inducing than endearing way. The ending is a total letdown, too, if that's possible, and to top it off, the book is not even well written. Its only redeeming features were the mild entertainment (that quickly fades) in recognizing who the fictional characters were inspired by--and that it ended quickly. Honestly, If you're like me and can't resist checking it out yourself, no judgment--but I hope you'll be wiser than me and save yourself the time! I'm looking forward to reading "Primary Colors," the Clinton-era anonymous political novel that this one failed to measure up to. less

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