Absolute Power
by David Baldacci
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Author: David BaldacciEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-07-01
ISBN: 0446677418
Number of pages: 560
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
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- ISBN13: 9780446677417
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Absolute Power
Book Review: A great use of my time
Summary: 5 Stars
Reading *Absolute Power*, David Baldacci's first novel, was altogether a great use of my time. Having read other Baldacci books after this, I've found Luther Whitney, one of the main characters, to not be nearly as stereotypical of many of his other main male characters (at least in his first couple books, the main male characters are basically all stereotypes - the same stereotype). This definitely makes it more appealing than some of the other books, especially from the perspective that you don't feel like you're reading a book about personalities you know from the previous book (I'd say characters, but the personalities tend to be what's the same).
As a whole, the plot was pretty fantastical (I'd hope we never elect a President that much of a scumbag), but it was definitely interesting. Calling some of the characters believable would probably be stretching it, but it's not completely over the top and it is at least conceivable to some degree. More importantly than whether it's believable, though (I think), is that it's pretty difficult to put the book down because you want to learn the rest of the plot.
I like Baldacci's writing style in that it's pretty easy to understand. It's not amazing, but it's not boring either; and I found the story so captivating that his writing style didn't bother me at all. The only thing to actually annoy me is when at the end of some paragraph he explains how a character doesn't think much fo soemthing or overlooks it but, *oh, how wrong they are*! I can't stand that. Foreshadowing is fine, but that's just obnoxious.
Baldacci also describes the criminal investigation well. I'm going to imagine he knows what he's writing about here, but it's pretty impressive; and the investigation scenes were particularly fun to read because they seemed out of place in a book that basically has the plot as its main selling point (the scenes feel like they could be taken out of an example in a textbook).
All in all, this was extremely fun to read. My review probably sounds harsher than my actual thoughts on the book, but that's probably because I found the plot and just the entire idea of this happening to be so great that I can't really say how much I liked it (I liked it a lot). Some of the other things detract a little from the experience, but if you like thrillers, then read this. Of the Baldacci books I've read so far, it's probably the best.
Summary of Absolute Power
In a heavily guarded mansion in a posh Virginia suburb, a man and a woman start to make love, trapping Luther Whitney, a career break-in artist, behind a secret wall. Then the passion turns deadly, and Luther is running into the night. Because what he has just seen is a brutal murder involving Alan Richmond, the president of the United States, the man with...Absolute Power.Can the President get away with murder? The fictional answer to this question results in a fast-paced page turner that combines political intrigue with gritty, hard-boiled suspense
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