And the Sequel

I was just a little disappointed in this one. Not because of the book but because of my own expectations. In the previous book, Eighteen Acres, the author introduced a character that sounded much like Sarah Palin -- and to me, that's nothing good. The woman had been picked as an "out-of-nowhere" running-mate for the presidential candidate and was extremely self-directed and unwilling to comply with normal candidate behavior. Since the author had been a campaign adviser for John McCain and Sarah Palin, I was looking for outrageous behavior after the book character became our vice president. Didn't happen.
Instead, in this new book It's Classified by Nicolle Wallace (2011), the V.P. has mental/emotional problems, and the reader ends up feeling quite sympathetic. Hmmm, mental/emotional problems does sound like Sarah, doesn't it? Anyway, it's a good book. Give it a try.

Ah yes, politics....

I love political novels, well, for that matter, I enjoy politics too. The new book I just finished,  Eighteen Acres by Nicolle Wallace (2010) has three major characters: The American President, the White house Chief of Staff, and an important television reporter. Surprise, surprise! They're all women, The President and Chief are close friends, and are serious, well-intentioned women. The reporter is more self-oriented, but is still an all right person. Because it's time to run for a second term and the president needs to boost her polling numbers, she decides to create what is called a "unity ticket" by inviting a woman from the opposite political party to serve as her vice-president. Oh,oh. It's a very well-written book and I'm looking forward to the sequel.