Stephen Marche

It's the American presidential election of 2024, and the fictional candidates are all in campaign mode. The blustery Republican candidate who wants to blow up America as we know it, the Democrat candidate who wants to keep America a democracy, and the increasingly popular Maverick candidate who wants to shake things up and "un*uck America." The focus of this story is the behind-the-scenes campaign of the Maverick party's candidate, Cooper Sherman. He's a tech billionaire who's a little rough around the edges as a candidate, but has some good ideas, and wants to save America from a looming civil war. What's more, there's a NY Post reporter who is getting audio sent to her from an unknown source who wants her to write about how the American military is plotting a coup if the upcoming election goes the direction it appears to be headed. I wonder if the authors realized how prescient they were when writing this book, or if it just that obvious of an American future to political insiders? Because this story is terrifying, and way too close to reality. It is a fascinating and depressing read. I won this book from LibraryThing.… (more)