Big Government

by Ev Enrlich

When President Wade Hook announces his resignation because he no longer enjoys his job, a colorful array of would-be candidates--including an evangelist, a geophysicist, a comatose politician, and a 114-year-old congressman--vie for power, in a satirical debut novel about the American political process. 75,000 first printing.

278 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1998

Reviews

[Evin Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

The writing is kind of cheesy, but there are cutting, hilarious observations about the political animal, (wo)man. What bumped it from a 3 to 4 was an ending with a huge heart - a reminder of our roots, and where we can go:

"The point wasn't the range, but the home, wherever Americans were at home, no matter where it was, so long as they could make their homes in self-respect and peace, be it on the range or in the cities or the subdivisions. There was room under the sky for all of it, and if someday there was no more room, then America would build a bigger sky." (p.278)

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very funny political satire.

[Howard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Entertaining D.C. satire. Sort of like Christopher Moore and Dave Barry taking on Washington.