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A review by thekhw
State of Terror by Louise Penny, Hillary Rodham Clinton
4.0
State of Terror, where do I even begin? Admittedly, I was not 100% sure what to expect from a political thriller co-written by Hillary Clinton, and I was unsure if the book was worth the read, but I can tell you now that it was.
State of Terror follows a newly appointed United States Secretary of State who now has to deal with several terrorist attacks and a threat to the government. She has to assemble a team to unravel a conspiracy and save the country from doom, for lack of a better word.
Now that the brief synopsis is covered let’s get into the review. First, suppose you are in tune with politics in the U.S. (like myself). In that case, you will be able to quickly pick up on the fact that Hillary Clinton draws from her own experience as a former Secretary of State and gives us an idea of what exactly she thought of Number 45 and his administration and the president who appointed her. The Secretary of State in this novel serves under her party rival, whom she lost the bid for the party presidential nomination; I wonder where that idea originated.
The novel also discusses a former president who left the country in shambles after being able to tap a dangerous group of Americans who wanted to rewind time; again, I wonder what inspired this idea. Said president also paved the way for the chaos that ensues.
Outside of the obvious references to recent politics, this book was quite thrilling, and I enjoyed reading to see what would happen next. The plot was great. If politics isn’t your thing, there’s a good chance you may DNF this one.
State of Terror follows a newly appointed United States Secretary of State who now has to deal with several terrorist attacks and a threat to the government. She has to assemble a team to unravel a conspiracy and save the country from doom, for lack of a better word.
Now that the brief synopsis is covered let’s get into the review. First, suppose you are in tune with politics in the U.S. (like myself). In that case, you will be able to quickly pick up on the fact that Hillary Clinton draws from her own experience as a former Secretary of State and gives us an idea of what exactly she thought of Number 45 and his administration and the president who appointed her. The Secretary of State in this novel serves under her party rival, whom she lost the bid for the party presidential nomination; I wonder where that idea originated.
The novel also discusses a former president who left the country in shambles after being able to tap a dangerous group of Americans who wanted to rewind time; again, I wonder what inspired this idea. Said president also paved the way for the chaos that ensues.
Outside of the obvious references to recent politics, this book was quite thrilling, and I enjoyed reading to see what would happen next. The plot was great. If politics isn’t your thing, there’s a good chance you may DNF this one.