Reviews for Primary colors

The average rating for Primary colors based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-07-12 00:00:00 Jerry Lowery A relevant reading ALL'S FAIR IN POLITICS AND WAR I read this novel, back then in 1998, just live a month before of watching the film adaptation. Even at that moment was published as an "anonymous" work. (It was later than it was known that Joe Klein was the author of the novel. I have to admit that I didn't went crazy about for the book or the movie, at that particular moment, but again I think that it was a "too serious" story in a moment in my life that I was reading and watching lighter stuff. It's highly likely that nowadays I would "watch" in a different light the novel I'd read again. Maybe I'll do it someday. However, the book is a more solid product with more details and development of the characters and events. It's no secret that Primary Colors is a fiction novel based on the real presidential campaign of former President Bill Clinton. It's a book well written and it gives a very amusing view of a Clinton-like presidency without saying in open way that it was the intention, but the similarities are obvious. For readers who enjoy politics based books I am sure that this can be a great option to read. The story doesn't hesitate to show something that maybe any voter in any country knows... ...a politician will do and will say anything if that helps him(her) to win an election... ...a brutally sad truth in an age where we are eager to have true leaders. Politicians are human as any other person in any other job career, and I can understand their "character failures" in their personal areas. I am not saying that I support marital deception, but in a politician, I think that it's worse when they really don't believe in their political opinions and they are just saying them to gain the support of the voter. Political deception is worse in the sense of a voter, since I am not asking them to get marry, I am offering my vote. A cheater husband is a loser to me, not matter their kind of jobs. A cheater politician is a sad truth that each day, it's easier and easier to find in any candidate.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-07-27 00:00:00 Crimsona Kaiser I read this when it came out in 1996, even before Joe Klein was outed as the author. I love a good behind-the-scenes political story, and if that's what you like, this novel delivers it in spades. It follows the presidential campaign of Southern governor Jack Stanton, and the events are loosely based on Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign. Stanton is a notorious flirt and frequently gets into trouble with women. He is skilled at telling stories and manipulating people. We see the campaign through the eyes of idealistic staffer Henry Burton, and as events unfold, he grows more disenchanted with Stanton's behavior. While this is an enjoyable novel, I would recommend pairing it with George Stephanopoulos' memoir, All Too Human, which describes his experiences on the Clinton campaign and working for him in the White House. Both books are interesting reads and I highly recommend them for political junkies.