![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ultimately, the plot of this propulsive, engaging novel is not about the corruption in South Carolina or the crisis of conscience that catches up with Andre. But when Andre’s on his fixer’s game, ah, the places Wright will take you in the politics that shape our lives, the backrooms, back alleys and bad dreams of our cash-hacked system, and he does so with a ticktock pace and knockout prose. And while some secondary characters personify other human hopes and foibles, they often feel too forced, too cliched, too narrowly used. Andre is a strong but narratively flawed character.His backstory allows Wright to shed light on important non-electoral political and social issues, but those same forces undercut his protagonist’s believability. Those who pick up the book get a view of how the sausage of today’s politics gets made: from grinding up the hearts and minds of ordinary American citizens. riveting stuff, though not at all far-fetched. reads like a 'how to' book that thousands of K Street connivers and Wall Street warriors don’t want the rest of America to see. ![]()
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