mrfrank's review against another edition
4.0
The bipartisan blood bath continues as Great White House 2 goes global. Christoph Paul bites again and he's brought Arthur Graham with him. It is NOT safe to go back in the water.
I had my doubts about Great White House 2 being able to compete with the cult success of the first installment. My reservations were quickly set aside as the plot was made fresh and grander in scope with the addition of global political figures in addition to the blow holes of Washington DC. Then flavor it with suicidal sharks of Ray Kurzweil's singularity and GH2 is a whole new ball game.
I'm not one for politically motivated books, even when they are a good like this one. But the Great White House series has been an exception. The story is not really one sided. There is an underlying view of all politicians being worthy of shark fodder. I think that's key. If the story slanted one wsy or the other and got soap boxy, I'd be giving low stars.
The pairing of Christoph Paul and Arthur Graham was seamless. It's nearly impossible to tell two writers were at work here. The book is a cleaner edit from its predecessor and the work is also a bit more grown-up, even for this B-movie teen flick of a flat out funny book. Read it if you're red or blue or green and anywhere in between.
I had my doubts about Great White House 2 being able to compete with the cult success of the first installment. My reservations were quickly set aside as the plot was made fresh and grander in scope with the addition of global political figures in addition to the blow holes of Washington DC. Then flavor it with suicidal sharks of Ray Kurzweil's singularity and GH2 is a whole new ball game.
I'm not one for politically motivated books, even when they are a good like this one. But the Great White House series has been an exception. The story is not really one sided. There is an underlying view of all politicians being worthy of shark fodder. I think that's key. If the story slanted one wsy or the other and got soap boxy, I'd be giving low stars.
The pairing of Christoph Paul and Arthur Graham was seamless. It's nearly impossible to tell two writers were at work here. The book is a cleaner edit from its predecessor and the work is also a bit more grown-up, even for this B-movie teen flick of a flat out funny book. Read it if you're red or blue or green and anywhere in between.
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