Title: reads like a newspaper article
Review: I approached this book hoping that Vidal's writing would make it a worthwhile read; nothing bores me more completely than politics. Unfortunately his writing rarely rises above the level of mere journalism and a passionless chronicling of powerplays undertaken by tedious old men. It was impossible to really care about the narrator and his hopes for his daughter for he was as shallow as anyone in the book (which is to say appalingly shallow) if only slightly more intelligent. Although the initial descriptions of New York City being remade were fascinating, the rest was simply tiresome to read and completely lacked vigour and narrative drive.
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