A review by yostertag
Great Expectations by Vinson Cunningham

3.0

I love hearing Vinson guest on the occasional episode of the Slate sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, and was interested to check out his debut novel. First off, the prose is excellent. This book is filled with lines that make you (me) stop to utter a 'wow' or 'yeah' in agreement with the beauty of the sentiment and how it was expressed. The characters here, on the other hand, leave something to be desired. It's an intriguing premise - a college drop out gets connected to a job in a presidential campaign for an Obama-like candidate - but the results weren't too rewarding. It was entertaining enough most of the time, though I didn't feel like it paid off. But also maybe just depressing to listen to in an election year where the politics are nearly unrecognizable to this period just 15 years ago.