A review by klndonnelly
Madam President by Nicolle Wallace
4.0
Madam President is a fast-paced, tightly wound narrative about three women - POTUS, SECDEF and the Press Secretary - before, during, and after an international crisis of terrorism on American soil. Recommended for people who like political behind-the-scenes narratives, interpersonal relationships and political intrigue.
I thought the book would focus much more on the attack itself and I'm not sure why since the synopsis didn't hint at that. Instead, it spent about 1/3 of the book setting up the tenuous relational connections between the three women and most of the rest dealing with their day of the attacks. There's a brief bit at the end set one year later which follows up on things.
For the plot, four stars. For making me care about the characters, three. But, it is 3 of a series I haven't read so I'm giving Wallace the benefit of the doubt that she did that work earlier.
I will use this in class as a recommended reading for my "women in politics" lecture.
I thought the book would focus much more on the attack itself and I'm not sure why since the synopsis didn't hint at that. Instead, it spent about 1/3 of the book setting up the tenuous relational connections between the three women and most of the rest dealing with their day of the attacks. There's a brief bit at the end set one year later which follows up on things.
For the plot, four stars. For making me care about the characters, three. But, it is 3 of a series I haven't read so I'm giving Wallace the benefit of the doubt that she did that work earlier.
I will use this in class as a recommended reading for my "women in politics" lecture.