Curtis Sittenfeld's American Wife
OK, so this really could have been a great novel about a woman who becomes first lady somewhat begrudgingly . . . if it wasn't a thinly veiled (well, not really veiled at all) fictionalization of Laura Bush. I mean, it's well written and whatnot, but then young Laura meets young Bush and there are sex scenes and I'm right out of the story. I try not to think about Bush at all, let alone in a sexy way. I don't even know what to think about this book. What on earth possessed Sittenfeld to write this?
I just finished this book I was totally involved in the book until she went back to him after he was "reborn." Funnily enough, the idea that this guy could be president was so preposterous!
ReplyDeleteI understood the idea of trying to give a fictional insider account that makes Bush more sympathetic, because he does seem kind of like a frat boy out of his league, but I was left feeling dissatisfied with no clear reason why.
I definitely think it would have been a more interesting book if it hadn't followed the Bush's story.