The GQ Candidate
by Keli Goff
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54%
Critic Reviews: 6
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75%
Reader Ratings: 11
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Synopsis
The West Wing meets Entourage when "one of the most provocative political bloggers in the country" (The Philadelphia Tribune) exposes the stunning implications a historical bid for the presidency has on the candidate's inner circle. Michigan governor Luke Cooper, one of the few black and-by virtue of adoption-Jewish elected officials, stuns his tight-knit friends with his decision to run for president. But could their efforts to help ultimately be his... more
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- All Critics: 6
- Positive: 4
- Negative: 2
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Kirkus Reviews | 1 Jul 2011
The novel ends on a cliffhanger—all to the good, except it presupposes that the reader will have slogged through to the end of this overlong, unrewarding debut.
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Hue Man Books | 12 Jul 2011
A witty novel that reminds us that all politics is personal.
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Caitie Flum | 5 Jul 2011
Luke tries to find humor in most situations and I often found myself laughing out loud.
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The Root | 18 Jul 2011
While fiction, Goff's The GQ Candidate gives readers the much-desired insider's glance at both the jubilance and agony of a presidential candidacy.
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Publishers Weekly | 1 Jul 2011
Goff's behind-the-scenes glimpse of the mechanics of a political campaign is canned, bloated, and staffed with cookie-cutter characters going through the motions of a superficial plot. Just as the title suggests, this is only skin deep.
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