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The Man

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No spoilers.

I decided to read The Man off of my dad's recommendation (he read it when he was a teenager in the 1960s) after a talk about the upcoming presidential race, and I am very glad that I did. The fact alone that this book is only a few years shy of being a half-century old and is as pertinent and as captivating as it is should tell you about the quality of not only the story, but of the writing itself. I found myself involved with President Dilman and cared about him and all of his thoughs and emotions.

Throughout my reading of this book, I kept saying to myself that nothing worse could happen to this guy because just about everything that could go wrong for a black man in the White House in the 1960s has gone wrong. However, everytime, something even worse than before happened and I questioned just how in the world he would deal with this new problem, and each time his response (and justification) was absolutely perfect. This 766 page (hardcover) book went by so quickly because you HAVE TO keep reading to see just what new malicious behavior will be born out of the ignorance of those in power.

I can't really say more about this book other than that if you at all care about the struggle for equality in America (then and now) or the future of this America and its potential leader(s), read this right now.