BIG UGLY

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Summary: cute, frivolous, fun
Review: I finished most of its book in one train ride from Philadelphia to Washington. All I ask of a novel is that I be entertained, and that it not take up too much of my time (which I think is ordinarily better spent on more serious stuff). This book wins on both counts.

Rating:
Summary: Didn't Quite Do It
Review: I simply cannot give a rating higher than 3 stars. Former Governor Weld did a much better job with "Mackerel." Trying to impress us with his vast knowledge of the inner workings of the halls of Congress, he missed and instead jumbled the plot and confused the situation. It was in fact boring in many places and took an effort to finish. Leave us hope his third offering is considerably better. The bottom line, however, is that I shall read his third offering to help him toe the line.

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Summary: The Real Crooks are the Ones in Washington
Review: Terry Mullally arrives in Washington to take his seat as the junior senator from Massachusetts and right off the bat lobbyists are offering him money. He backs the wrong guy for Senate Majority Leader, winds up on the Judiciary Committee and is thrown into an ethics and corruption investigation against the attorney general.

Add in Mullally's own dubious past, backroom power plays, underhanded dealings, quirky politicos along with Mullally's own dilemmas, foibles and problems and you have a delightfully humorous read. As a plus, if you don't know how your congress works, you will by the time you finish this book. And I can guran-darn-tee you, that you'll wind up believing that the real crooks in America are the ones in Washington.

Review submitted by Captain Katie Osborne