pick1st bk of the yr is for our rdg grp next week so on wed when i read in the opening chapter of a trump like president demanding to start a nuclear strike on N Korea + china due to a tweet i laughed however given today's news i put this political thriller down wondering whether truth is in fact stranger than fiction. Certainly a great premise to craft a novel, a fun romp but in the end i felt it ran out of steam. However interesting start to 2020.
pickA political thriller in which a racist, misogynist bully of a US President (you know where this is going right?) comes seconds away from launching the nuclear attack that may very well destroy the world. The President himself isn‘t given a lot of space here, the story is about the actions and decisions of those around him. At times daft and implausible, then alternately bone chillingly close to reality, it grabbed me from the first page.
#Eagle reminds me of the #USA so have a selection of books about/set there that are all TBR! #abbainaugust
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panThis was a very easy holiday read. At first I enjoyed the fact that this is a very thinly veiled representation of current figures in US politics. In the end though, there were a few too many “references” for me, and the plot became a bit hysterical. Good for a laugh but missed the mark for me.
Something lighter because I‘m definitely going to have a hangover after reading Moon Tiger
pickSo this book is scarily accurate! That's probably why I could put it down!! Read it in a few hours 😯 and then passed it onto a friend so hopefully he ( enjoys ) it as much as I did!
Straight onto my next book 📚 #booklover #theslumpisover
Few chapters in and I'm a little obsessed with this one
so-soAn entertaining novel, with almost frightening topicality, though somehow it never quite managed to be as good as I expected. Read my goodreads review at: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34524050-to-kill-the-president.
pickThis was a real page turner hooking me from the first page. At times it felt like I was reading the news as the parallels with the real world was too close. Definitely recommend if you enjoy political thrillers.
"A single scandal could destroy a good president, but a thousand scandals gave a bad president immunity. The worse he behaved, the more he could act with impunity."
"That skirt far too short for a teenager on primetime. Still, if she wants to perform a private show for me @WhiteHouse, the answer is yes!"
I know it's only fiction but it feels like I'm reading the online news or a certain person's twitter feed!
Couldn't resist this for 99p on Kindle!
Okay I bought this today after seeing it advertised on the waterstones newsletter...
Completely forgot it's independence Day!
#happyindependenceday
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