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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The premise of this book was interesting but it just fell flat and felt predictable. I was expecting a bit more attention around how Taft emerged after 100 years - maybe some science fiction type stuff - but it didn't even touch that aspect of the story. It was also a bit disappointing that of course Taft's relative was a politician, and that they would team up. It was a cool idea but unfortunately executed poorly. Let's just say this was a weird book to read at the beginning of the 2016 presidential campaign. (Well early-mid campaign). I'd wonder if [a:Jason Heller|4025594|Jason Heller|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] were going to write the book today if he would change this book. It is part satire, part morality tale about modern politics, but based on the current reality, the satire could have been much deeper. It is a enjoyable read and assuming that the history about Taft is accurate, informative as well. Worth the read. no reviews | add a review
HE'S BACK. AND HE'S THE BIGGEST THING IN POLITICS. He is the perfect presidential candidate. Conservatives love his hard-hitting Republican r#65533;sum#65533;. Liberals love his peaceful, progressive practicality. The media can't get enough of his larger-than-life personality. And all the American people love that he's an honest, hard-working man who tells it like it is. There's just one problem. He is William Howard Taft . . . and he was already president a hundred years ago. So what on earth is he doing alive and well and considering a running mate in 2012? A most extraordinary satire, Jason Heller's debut novel follows the strange new life of a presidential Rip Van Winkle: a man who never even wanted the White House in the first place, yet finds himself hurtling toward it once more--this time, through the media-fueled madness of 21st-century America. No library descriptions found. |
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But indeed, the worst parts of this book are when the author tries to get somewhat serious and forces Taft to speak awful political platitudes. Thankfully, those moments occur less often than the silliness: Taft learning to Wii, Taft learning to use Twitter, Taft getting drunk in a bar and listening to a bad punk band and going home with the barmaid, Taft having a digestive problem, Taft encountering modern talk show hosts. Those are somewhat amusing, so fair play to the author for that.
Now, could someone please try to convince an accomplished novelist to imagine Theodore Roosevelt returning to campaign for President in 2016? Ah well. ( )