The main character Jared Starr, along with his wife Nancy and Zack McMaster his attorney, are caught in a lot of legal trouble. Jared has approved and appointed a lot of secret military missions in Nicaragua and the Senate Committee apparently wants to interrogate him because of all of the legal woes going on there. They also accuse him of being involved in a secret Iran mission that he did not take any part of. That is how the book begins.
The first thing that surprised me in the book is the lack of background knowledge. The author kind-of abruptly brings the court case upon you without letting you know why or about any of the background information to why he might be brought up on any charges. I hope the whole book isn’t like this because it will be pretty hard to follow. I had to read the first section of my book twice to actually get what was going on because of the way that the author presented what was going on upon you. On the contrary, this book is very interesting and goes in depth about secret missions that the United States ran and how the were ran. Many of the things that Michener talks about are real life and pertain to us even today because of the long-term effects.
I believe that the novel will progress in a slow way. Since the whole book is about Jared Starr reflecting on the things in his life over the span of one weekend before his Committee hearing, you can assume that the book will move at a snail’s pace. I think that Jared will go more in depth about the Nicaraguan ordeal and what really went down so that we as the readers can more easily understand the whole situation. Overall I think that the book is bound to be interesting for the rest of the journey.
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The book sounds very interesting, especially for conspiracy theorists. I do not really enjoy books about the government and judicial systems, but it sounds like a differnt perspective because the book has the "bad guy" telling the story. I also think the book would be more interesting if the narrator was going through the events, rather than reflecting on them. It is intriguing that the author would start the book in such a confusing way. That does not seem like a very good hook to keep the reader enthralled if there are confused about what is going on. I hope you enjoy reading the book
ReplyDeleteThis book seems pretty interesting. I am guessing that the congressional hearing is about Iran-Contra. I think that whole scandal is a very interesting part of more recent American history. One thing I am interested in is if this book gets back to what you predicted it to be about in the first entry. I would like to see how his legacy and ancestry have affected his life. I, contrary to Madeline, like the idea of the narrator recounting events rather than living through them. I find it adds a layer to the story, adding intrigue to why this story is worth telling. You say that he is accused of being part of a mission in Iran that he was not involved in. I think the idea that he could possibly implicate the president or other top-level officials in the White house by telling the truth is really cool and would make a great read.
ReplyDeleteGood Luck with further reading!