Overall very well written, characters well conceived but, it wasn't the book for me.
It got quite boring pretty soon.

Great concept of how politics works. Interesting and entertaining characters. Good quick read. Would recommend!

This was a terribly stupid book. Definitely pass on this one.

The Candidates exposes the bro-cynicism of the political landscape at its core -- with the aptly-named pair Skip Ladouche and his Hatchet man hitting very close to home and predicting (this was written over a year ago) the eventual winner of the 2016 election. They only care about drugs, sex, raunchy jokes, and winning. They are opposed by the equally cynical and posturing Harry Pinko (maybe this was predicting Sanders as the candidate) and his chief of staff/longtime friend/fixer/pot connection Moondog.

When the two candidates realize they are both having affairs with a woman clearly sleeping her way to fame, and she announces that she is going to reveal that on her reality show, they attempt to have her killed. Their hitmen succeed but also kill each other and fail to find the sex tapes, so the candidates remain in fear of exposure.

Their right hand men each attempt to assassinate the other candidates in increasingly contrived public ways at campaign events (unfortunately for attendees, nearby zoo animals, and vice president nominees), all while building to the point where the story starts -- with both of them in wheelchairs at the Betty Ford Clinic.

We see how these despicable men willing to do anything for power deserve exactly what they get. If only....

This is a fun romp along the lines of some recent Sacha Baron Cohen or Rogen/Franco movies, though maybe too close to the reality of the current political environment.

I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.

I've read this book after the US elections and found it too hilarious to be true! Sometimes, reality can be stronger than fiction though. A funny read which make you think a bit seriously but take life as it is because sometimes, all we are left with is a big big smile.

I have to admit that this book was disappointing. Politics is a familiar but welcome target for good satire, but this is more like a parody. I read this as the kind of political parody the guys who wrote the awful "Meet The Spartans" and "Disaster Movie" might love. Shallow and with no real insights into the political world.

This book was a fast read and very easy to follow. The characters were well thought out and had me wishing they were real I look forward to reading more from this author.