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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Only skimmed it; too rough and foul to read every word. Besides, I lived through the Clinton era; could anticipate/ see through too much. (  ) CarlisleMLH | Jun 2, 2009 |  excellent thoughts on politics that left my idealistic side torn (  )1  escarb25 | Mar 15, 2009 | I don't know much at all about the American democratic processes but I still found this quite a rivetting and occasionally amusing read.It's rumoured to be based on the rise & rise of one Willam Jefferson Clinton and it's not hard to see why. (  ) Tamaal | Feb 28, 2009 | It seems that I am odd woman out when it comes to my opinion of this book. It doesn't live up to its hype, as it's rather dull and predictable. F**k is used several times on almost every page. My, what a large vocabulary American authors and politicians have! I would laugh were it not so pathetic. (  ) Boobalack | Feb 4, 2009 | Well, we all know who this one is about. horacewimsey | Dec 16, 2008 | 
 "Primary Colors" is an odd book. But maybe the oddest thing about it is how good it is. In spite of its sins it is far and away the best thing I have read about the 1992 campaign; it breaks all the rules and lives to tell about it. As long as it's in the muck and sticking reasonably close to the facts (and lies) of 1992, Primary Colors is great fun. The descriptions of the campaign trail, from the union-hall meetings to the rubber-chicken dinners, are superb, as is the portrayal of Stanton's relationship with his wife, Susan. It's only when Primary Colors departs from its tasty combo of imaginative journalism and insider politics that it becomes ordinary.
Amazon.com (ISBN 0099743612, Paperback)The main appeal of Primary Colors, of course, lies in guessing who's who in the fictionalization of Bill Clinton's first bid for the Democratic presidential nomination and just how much of its juicy plot is true. Combining the narrative structure of Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men with thinly disguised versions of headline news from the spring of 1992, Joe Klein created a portrait of American politics that has become virtually indistinguishable from the real thing.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:05 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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