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Un Adúltero Americano (2009)

by Jed Mercurio(Favorite Author)

2.97 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

ANAGRAMA

review 1: I like the way this was written. It was interesting that our main, philandering character was never actually named throughout. We get a firsthand (albeit fictional) account of "the subject" as he makes his way through the presidency and many, many women. I had heard of Kennedy having health problems but I didn't realize how bad they actually were. The end of the novel poses an intriguing theory to me. If he hadn't been in a back brace from neck to groin, could he have ducked once the shots were fired and survived? All and all, a good book that I would recommend to anyone interested in the Kennedy's.
review 2: If even half of the extra-marital activity in this book is remotely true, then it's a wonder JFK had time to govern. Likewise, it's a miracle he ha... mored the presence of mind to chew gum and walk in a straight line given the amout of medication he was supposedly on. I found the accounts of his ongoing illnesses fascinating - that was new information to me.Interesting fictionalised story of JFK's time in office. However, there were way too may forced and overly obvious parallels drawn with Clinton and his dalliances. Did we need to read the question "Mr President, did you have sexual relations with taht woman?" quite so many times. Yeah yeah we got it the first time.Referring to JFK the entire novel as "the subject" got very wearying. As did the over-frequent references to his "inflamed tubes" - shades of Ignatius J. Reilly and his troublesome valve.An interesting concept, and probably a good read for JFK fans, but I found it overly wordy (the author is not a fan of fullstops) and a bit annoying. less

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