The Lucky Ones

Rating:
Summary: Good..but not her best
Review: I have loved Doris Mortman ever since I read "First Born". I enjoyed this book but it is not one of her best. Some of the plot lines never really got fleshed out in my opinion and then all of a sudden, it's Election Day and the book is over. I felt like she could have built up the suspense a bit more.This was a great idea but she could have done a lot more with it. It doesn't compare to "The Wild Rose", which is my personal favorite. Mortman seems to know more about the political movements in Hungary than in her own country if you go by this novel.

Rating:
Summary: Politically, much too slanted.
Review: The women in this book are believable, but the men running for office are not. Ms. Mortman has managed to make the Democrats pure and good, and the Republicans evil and horrible. The book would have been much better if she had been a bit more balanced in her approach to the affiliations of her characters. The relationships were not based on anything in particular, and the issues weren't very believable for a presidential campaign. She passed up many opportunities to make the plot take hold of the reader. She is a good writer, but this was a disappointment.

Rating:
Summary: Engrossing overview of political campaigns today
Review: Very topical subject matter which kept me anxious to continue reading. It showed women and minorities have a place in the political races and could be great assets to any candidate. The interweaving of the various families added interest.