William F. Gavin

-The book traces the fate of Republican congressman Claude Lebrand, hailing from an imaginary district in the South. Having barely survived the last election, he ends up in a coma after a heart attack. A host of characters start to fight over his seat, open by special election. Among them, an ultra religious man calling for the ten commandments in the Constitution, his estranged wife, a handsome charming adulterous former football player, and a New York ultra liberal lesbian. What his second book did to the Democrats, this book does to the Republicans. Gavin’s writing is breezy and fun without being shallow. After reading two books, I can see a pattern and formula to his writing, but it is forgivable, as the man knows his subject matter intimately. Good stuff.… (plus d'informations)

-An insider’s comic look on modern Washington and American politics. The book follows the stories of several characters, related by chance, relationship, blood or history through a heady critique of the left, right and all that is going on in DC. Set around the story off a fallen, blue blood speechwriter, the book weaves through several characters' attempts to reconcile the liberal revolution of the American 60’s to the state of the country post-Reagan and Clinton. What happens when a down home radio DJ with the support of his good ol' boy goon squad and the daughter of an American communist legend and leader of the progressive ultra left both decide to run for president against the current George Hamiltonesque Democratic president? What about the growing union of American workers that don’t like to work? This book was hilarious, helped in part by a familiarity with setting. The writer is a former Nixon aide so he has seen the good and the bad for sure. The maneuvering and general out-of-touch state of all those in American politics couldn’t be more poignant. Written in the style of Ishmael Reed without the gibberish or obtuse structure, this is a good effort and an enjoyable read.… (plus d'informations)