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This is a terrific book about potential realities in the past presidencies of this country named after an Italian tough guy. Written by 19 highly talented writers who really know their American history, these great fictional takes on what could have happened, what might have happened, and what didn't happen are really marvels and wonders to take in and to then think about what directions we might have taken, and often tragically did not, particularly in the face of the most genetically twisted p...
The Al Gore (yes,President Gore) story is especially good.
This collection of 'what if' short stories regarding U.S. presidents wasn't quite as much fun as it sounds. I did like many of the ideas other than I was burning out on the number of stories where the first ladies (and other spouses) were really the power behind their men. Fortunately, those stories ended. Most of the stories seemed more intent with sitting up the situation creatively than with a true resolution or any sort of 'deep dive'. Still there were a number I liked such as eerie and off
I only read 999 Points of Light by S.A. Cosby. It was well written but pretty weak overall. An interesting mix of political, current events, and sci Fi/conspiracy theory. But I didn't really like any of the characters and found the plot resolution silly.
A book of what could of been an alternate history of the presidency.A really interesting funny sci-fi and more group of stories about how different our country could of been,Thanks @goodreads for my advance copy,
The premise of "What if all US presidents of the past acted with the same impunity as this one" has led to a exhilarating collection of stories from some top names in mystery including Gary Phillips, S.A. Cosby, Allison Gaylin, and many more. Many of the tales are outright funny, starting with a premise of something that actually happened, then using the writer's imagination to expand into a universe of alternate histories. The cast of authors is refreshingly diverse, and the editor's own tale,
The Faking of the President: Nineteen Stories of White House Noir, edited by Peter Carlaftes, is a bit uneven but overall good collection of stories. The unevenness is typical of anthologies that include multiple authors, so as long as it appears that nothing horrible was included, I treat unevenness as a non factor.These stories range from slightly unusual to downright bizarre, but that is what makes it fun. Keeping too close to plausible might not be a good idea in a time when seemingly functi...
It sounded fun when I chose to review it, but I found it less so. The stories are darker than most cozy mysteries with the focus being on the commission of a crime, rather than the discovery of their perpetrators. The Presidents are guilty of murder or planning the murders. What makes these stories interesting is that most are rooted in historical events - not the murders themselves but the circumstances and people involved. They forced the reader to review Google for historical events and peopl...
Overall a fun read. I enjoyed the stories of the presidents that I've lived through more than the ones that I only know through history books.
A grab bag of satirical shorts centered around the White House and its most famous residents. A few of the stories really hit it out of the park, particularly the opening stories about Elvis and Nixon and drugs, Eisenhower and the squirrels on the White House lawn, and, of course, the unique secret clause describing how to settle the hanging chads in the 2000 election by virtue of a fist fight between Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Gore. Historical figures as diverse as Andrew Jackson, LBJ, and Woodrow Wil
Everybody loves to play “what if” with the presidents of the U.S. The readers are provided with a mostly dark collection of stories about different eras of the presidency, from Buchanan to Nixon.Free review copy.
The Faking of the President: Nineteen Stories of White House NoirEdited by Peter Carlaftes2020A LibraryThing Early Reviewers book. This review is for the Advanced Reader Copy/Uncorrected Proof.I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this title, beyond that it would be about U.S. Presidents. Happily, I was quite pleased with the alternate history stories in this volume. The short stories fell into all sorts of genres, not just noir: horror, action/adventure, humor, satire, and Science-Fiction des...
