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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
This was a satisfying read! Through the eyes of a fictitious young congressman, Charlie Marder, The Hellfire Club tells the story of how the swamp was alive and well during Eisenhower's administration. In a mix of real and invented details from the mid-1950s, a mystery unfolds that keeps the reader's interest throughout.
This book was well researched and well written. I've been impressed with Jake Tapper's command of the language ever since, in a CNN interview, he called Steven Miller "obsequious" and a "factotum." But he seems to have the chops as a fiction writer, too.
This book was well researched and well written. I've been impressed with Jake Tapper's command of the language ever since, in a CNN interview, he called Steven Miller "obsequious" and a "factotum." But he seems to have the chops as a fiction writer, too.
Enjoyable romp but not incredibly deep. The parallels to current politics seem a bit heavy handed but sure, whatever, glad I read it.
This is an entertaining, well written tale of corruption and political intrigue set in Washington DC in the 1950s
Jake Tapper brings us the story of Charlie Madder, a WW2 vet who is appointed as Representative for NYC after the suspicious death of the elected representative. Charlie is a scholar of American History and ill prepared to deal with McCarthyism, secret clubs and back-room details so he finds himself trapped between what he believes is right and fighting for survival. If you are a History or politics junkie or simply, a fan of thrillers and historical fiction, you will really enjoy this novel. Jack Tapper even makes some allusions to Trump throughout the story.
Jake Tapper brings us the story of Charlie Madder, a WW2 vet who is appointed as Representative for NYC after the suspicious death of the elected representative. Charlie is a scholar of American History and ill prepared to deal with McCarthyism, secret clubs and back-room details so he finds himself trapped between what he believes is right and fighting for survival. If you are a History or politics junkie or simply, a fan of thrillers and historical fiction, you will really enjoy this novel. Jack Tapper even makes some allusions to Trump throughout the story.
More like a 3.5, but I love Jake Tapper to much to give him a 3 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I liked this book, but you have to watch out because it drops names all over the place. Part of it has to do with it being historical fiction, but often the references felt more shoehorned than in Forrest Gump. Case in point: Main character and his wife talk about going to the movies and the next page and a half reads like Wash Post Style page.
That said, it was a good historical thriller that seemed more historical than fiction.
That said, it was a good historical thriller that seemed more historical than fiction.
