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Title: Where was the Editor?
Review: I picked up this book largely because of its title and thinking it would be a kind of roman a clef with regard to the Bush administration. Instead, I found it slow moving beyond belief with too many extraneous details and descriptions, 90 percent of which could have been eliminated. With proper editing, this could have been a winner. Instead, it reads as though someone let Folsom loose with the word processor with no restrictions. A disappointing read. I gave up about 3/4 of the way through and skimmed the final 1/4. The translations of foreign languages insults the intelligence of the reader. Either don't translate them or don't use them. I don't actually read a great deal of fiction. This book didn't change my mind about taking up reading so-called "thrillers."
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