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3.32 AVERAGE
3.32 AVERAGE
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Started off so strong by tying politics to preaching, candidates with pastors, and the hope of a god with the hope of a president. But that was the first third. After that, I think the book got a little lost in it's own wandering. I didn't glean the great expectations of anyone, as implied on the cover.
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The writing in this book is brilliant. Vinson Cunningham’s sentences are gorgeous. When I started the book, I almost quit 40 pages in because the read wasn’t flowing. But then I realized that his writing is the literary equivalent of fine dining. Scarfing it down runs the risk of missing out on the beauty of hte story and the journey of the protagonist. I started over and instead of breezing through, I slowed my bites so I could taste all the flavors that went into a single sentence. And then I was like, hot damn Vinson Cunningham is next level. When it comes to prose, he’s in a league of his own.
Admittedly, I went in thinking I’d get juicy deets about the inner workings of “the senator’s” 2008 presidential campaign, but the campaign ended up being incidental, secondary to the coming of age of David, our protagonist. As a reader, I really fell for him, got invested in what was at stake for him. I’ll say this: How VC was able to make working a political campaign provocative is a feat, that’s for sure. For anyone aspiring to write, this book is a masterclass in rendering characters and scenes. One of the best I’ve ever read. You’ll find yourself reading a paragraph purely to study the brilliance that went into it. I surely will.
Admittedly, I went in thinking I’d get juicy deets about the inner workings of “the senator’s” 2008 presidential campaign, but the campaign ended up being incidental, secondary to the coming of age of David, our protagonist. As a reader, I really fell for him, got invested in what was at stake for him. I’ll say this: How VC was able to make working a political campaign provocative is a feat, that’s for sure. For anyone aspiring to write, this book is a masterclass in rendering characters and scenes. One of the best I’ve ever read. You’ll find yourself reading a paragraph purely to study the brilliance that went into it. I surely will.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I thought ot would be fun to read about being on the campaign trail based on the Obama campaign as an easy breezy vacation read but I just got bored with it.
slow-paced
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Confusing, disjointed, rambling. Some sections have promise but feels like a collection of essays without conclusions