State of the Union by Douglas Kennedy

[Posey]

Have read just over 100 pages of 600+ and am not particularly enthralled, but its okay. As I don't have tons of time to read I get annoyed if I've wasted time on something that hasn't entertained me in some ways (esp if it is 600 pages).
Has anyone read it? Should I persist?

[LaVieEnRose]

Is that the one where the woman had a relationship with some bloke from an underground movement in the 60's? And how she loses friends etc when he writes a book or something?

If it is it is very good! All his books are good. Apart from woman in the fifth which I just read and it was just weird.

sorry that doesn't really answer your question does it?

[bran]

I'm about half way through (and wishing that I hadn't just read LVER's synopsis), it was very slow to start but has since gotten much better, although still slow moving.

I like his books, although I didn't enjoy A Special Relationship (it was well written, I just found it very upsetting). His early books are much faster moving though, perhaps he needs tighter editing now.

If you haven't read it I recommend The Dead Heart.

[Posey]

Thats encouraging then. I'll persist with it. I took my friend a selection of books (at her request) to take on holiday, and she gave me this to read.

[LaVieEnRose]

sorry

[bran]

That's ok, I was only 10 pages away from the book being published. It's quite exciting now.

[kitkat9]

I heart him, but IMO his best book BY FAR is The Oursuit of Happiness.

Have given it to many friends, all loved it.

[kitkat9]

PURsuit. duh.

[rosmerta]

So is it worth trying another of his? Just read A Special Relationship which was ok but didn't think it was that great.