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Warren wrote in 1981 that he guessed Huey Long (on whom Willie Stark is based) was "a remarkable set of contradictions", which sums this book up very nicely. This book is gorgeously written. It reads like sitting on a porch swing on a cool summer night listening to someone recount his life in great detail, great poetically beautiful detail. It lulled me into a stupor a few times and I had to back up repeatedly. Highly idealistic and willing to bend ethics to suit those ideals, Willie was a fasci
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I have to admit I didn't finish this. It is really well written for a political novel - you can tell he was also a poet. And very good at creating the atmosphere of the times. However, it didn't seem to have much of a plot, and I lost interest about a third of the way through.
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