Rating: 
Summary: More like 3 and 1/2
Review: This book is very enjoyable while at the same time being very implausible. I personally do not think that another Kennedy would get elected in this day of conspiracy theories and suchlike. As books go it's main fault is that it over reaches, trying to be too many things all at the same time. It's main story line centers around a potentially deadly series of assignation attempts that include various world figures. There are also 3 sub plots that are pulled off with varying degrees of successes. I'm not saying that this isn't a good read, its just that when all is said and done and the book is finished you have a very unsatisfied feeling in the pit of your stomach. Don't forget that too much is going on all at once, things can get confussing.
Rating: 
Summary: Great story, easy read
Review: This is a pretty good book, and is especially poignant in the post 9/11 world. The story reads like a Tom Clancy political epic, but is executed with that precise Puzo elegance that made The Godfather so wonderful. Now what makes this book worth a read, is the eeriness of the terrorist plot and the response of the US President (a fictional Kennedy named Francis Xavier). Planes are hijacked, New York is attacked, and a country is the Middle East pays a price, all while the American political machine, and Kennedy's inner circle pursues their own self-interest. It is very calculated, and each character has a clear purpose and motive. One thing I love about Puzo is that he uses all of his characters, and The Fourth K is no exception. This is a political thriller, that moves very quickly and is very easy to read. It that way, it is superior to Clancy's work, which plods along with countless details and trivia and builds layer upon layer upon layer until the story explodes (or doesn't, in some cases). This is no Tom Clancy techno-thriller, this is terrorists with dirty bombs, written long before 9/11, by the guy who gave us The Godfather! If you like Puzo, then this is a must-read.
Mark McGinty is the author of "Elvis and the Blue Moon Conspiracy"
Rating:
Summary: A Great Read.
Review: This is classic Puzo. Puzo mixs it up with this Tom Clancy like book. Only its the political persona instead of the mafia. Puzo doesn't dissapoint.
Rating:
Summary: Very Readable Book!
Review: This is the first book by Puzo that I have ever read that didn't involve the Mafia. This book details the election of Francis Kennedy to the office of President of the United States.
He is basically elected because he is from the Kennedy line that had previously been the President. Kennedy is basically a good and decent man. After his daughter is kidnapped and killed he uses his office to gain revenge. This book is a good study on what the office of President does to Francis Kennedy.Not a bad read at all.
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