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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of his best...
...and he's one of the best writers in America. Fascinating and well-written story of a family, their talented but twisted son, and how the process of getting to Washington is so corrupt and corrupting that by the time you get there you have already lost the goal you started to seek. The ultimate in inside politics...and as pointed out by other reviewers, a nice trip...
Published on February 21, 2001 by D. C. Carrad
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A good read
Well written but disjointed book. However, it gives one an accurate view into how one moves up in politics. The book will be of particular interest to those who lived in Chicago in the 40s and 50s.
Published on March 11, 1999 by recneps@worldnet.att.net
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of his best...,
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This review is from: Jack Gance (Paperback)
...and he's one of the best writers in America. Fascinating and well-written story of a family, their talented but twisted son, and how the process of getting to Washington is so corrupt and corrupting that by the time you get there you have already lost the goal you started to seek. The ultimate in inside politics...and as pointed out by other reviewers, a nice trip for nostalgic baby boomers from the early part of the boom (like me, b. 1944). A good place to start on Just if he's new to you; a classic to savor if you know his work already.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautifully Written Portrait of a Political Man,
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This is a compelling novel, beautifully written and thoughtful, about a political operative who becomes a senator. Just's prose is graceful and his organization flawless. Among the many pleasures of this book are its secondary characters: the portrait of political fixer and lawyer Elly Mozart is a masterpiece of wit, to choose just one example. The major theme, of politics as compromise, is subtly handled.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good.,
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This review is from: Jack Gance (Paperback)
Solid Just. Part Chicago, part federal politics. All real. Read it. You should.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A good read,
By recneps@worldnet.att.net (New York) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Jack Gance (Paperback)
Well written but disjointed book. However, it gives one an accurate view into how one moves up in politics. The book will be of particular interest to those who lived in Chicago in the 40s and 50s.
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Jack Gance by Ward S. Just (Hardcover - Dec. 1988)
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