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A review by teokajlibroj
All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
2.0
I really wanted to like this book. I love politics and history so I thought I would really enjoy it, but instead it was a complete disappointment. The parts about Willie Stark could make a good book, but unfortunately they make up hardly any of the book.
Instead the book focuses on the narrator, Jack Burden, which completely ruins the book. He has absolutely no personality, hobbies, interests or personal qualities at all. He mopes around like a moody teenager for most of the book.
The writing is also over the top, the author spends far too much time showing off and over describing everything. He spends whole pages describing trivial things like a road or the weather. He's like a student adding unneeded details just to add to the word count.
Instead the book focuses on the narrator, Jack Burden, which completely ruins the book. He has absolutely no personality, hobbies, interests or personal qualities at all. He mopes around like a moody teenager for most of the book.
The writing is also over the top, the author spends far too much time showing off and over describing everything. He spends whole pages describing trivial things like a road or the weather. He's like a student adding unneeded details just to add to the word count.