The Race : A Novel (Paperback)

from Schmerguls

5448. The Race, by Richard North Patterson (read 4 Mar 2017) This is the sixth novel by Patterson I have read. I was originally attracted to his work because he was a lawyer and I figured his books would be better in depicting legal matters than books by non-lawyers. But this book has no legal im...

from marilynr

Was glad when I finished it wouldn't rush to re-read

from indygo88

The Race centers around Ohio senator Corey Grace, who makes a bid to be a candidate for the Republican presidential primary. However, Grace is a fairly unconventional Republican. He's divorced, he is in a rather public relationship with a well-known African American actress, he supports stem cell...

from cathymoore

As a Brit my knowledge of the US political system is based almost entirely on watching the West Wing. I enjoyed learning how the presidential nomination system works, although it seems overly complicated! I wonder if anyone exists in politics anywhere in the world who is as true to them-self as t...

from Carl_Alves

The Race is poorly written, not very believable, trite, and annoying to read. There was little to no credibility or positive aspects about this novel. What makes it worse was that the author clearly had a political agenda in this novel. The level of bias interfered with any possibile enjoyment. I...