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A review by nakedsushi
Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime by John Heilemann
4.0
This was not something I would normally read and I probably wouldn't have wanted to read this if I had not seen the West Wing. Who knew that politics could be so full of drama and excitement? I heard the author talking about his second book on NPR and thought I'd give this one a spin and boy, am I glad I did.
Maybe my head was under a rock during that time, but I didn't know or probably forgot half the drama that went on during President Obama's first campaign. The whole John Edwards mistress thing was completely new to me. I got enjoyment out of this book like I get enjoyment reading a tabloid waiting in line at the checkout counter. I was eagerly anticipating the chapters about Palin and they did not disappoint. At one point, I felt sorry for her, but that quickly went away.
The only downside to this book is one that my husband pointed out, which is the author loves using erudite words for the sake of using them when a plain word would have sufficed or even fit better. It got kind of distracting once he pointed it out.
Can't wait to hop onto Game Change #2!
Maybe my head was under a rock during that time, but I didn't know or probably forgot half the drama that went on during President Obama's first campaign. The whole John Edwards mistress thing was completely new to me. I got enjoyment out of this book like I get enjoyment reading a tabloid waiting in line at the checkout counter. I was eagerly anticipating the chapters about Palin and they did not disappoint. At one point, I felt sorry for her, but that quickly went away.
The only downside to this book is one that my husband pointed out, which is the author loves using erudite words for the sake of using them when a plain word would have sufficed or even fit better. It got kind of distracting once he pointed it out.
Can't wait to hop onto Game Change #2!