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A review by antlersantlers
The Fatal Bullet: The Assassination of President James A. Garfield by Rick Geary
4.0
Since reading [b:Assassination Vacation|3110|Assassination Vacation|Sarah Vowell|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1347229719s/3110.jpg|824686], I am totally enamored of Garfield. While this book isn't a complete account of everything that happens (it's a graphic novel for pete's sake), it captured a sense of the event and the players. This book associated a little more grandeur to him than Sarah Vowell did, but I like that too.
I have a lot of mixed feelings toward Charles Guiteau. He was obviously unstable and delusional, but there is something deeply sad about him too. He kept failing at everything he did, and he was so convinced of his place in the world. There's something striking in that dischord.
I have a lot of mixed feelings toward Charles Guiteau. He was obviously unstable and delusional, but there is something deeply sad about him too. He kept failing at everything he did, and he was so convinced of his place in the world. There's something striking in that dischord.