Critical Reception
Rebecca Ascher-Walsh writing for Entertainment Weekly gave the novel a "B+," describing it as "pure political popcorn." According to Amazon.com, The New Yorker says that Silva "may never get around to plumbing his characters' souls, but he's having such a good time that we're content just to watch him play." Randy Signor was less flattering and lamented that Silva's "promising career has now veered toward the predictable and slightly silly."
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