A review by jay_the_hippie
The Short Reign of Pippin IV by John Steinbeck

4.0

An interesting political satire. This is my fourth Steinbeck novel in a short time, ranging over a great deal of different styles. This one was the funniest, satirizing nit just the French, but also Americans, British, and the people of many other nations. Most of the story is moved by plot and ideas, rather than character, but King Pippin is not a flat character. He wants to do well at the job he never wanted to do.