Kd111600 answers “Is there a reason there had to be a 30...”

Ashley asked this question about 28 Summers:

Is there a reason there had to be a 30 minute diatribe on the "Cavandish" nominee? It totally made me uninterested in the finish of the story.

Kd111600 In 10 years of being on this site, I've never answered a question, but I am answering this one.

To all those who hated this portion of the book - can …moreIn 10 years of being on this site, I've never answered a question, but I am answering this one.

To all those who hated this portion of the book - can you not see how this part effected the entire rest of the book? It goes: Hearing -> Ursula's vote -> the guy (cant remember his name) saying he's going to fund her presidential campaign -> her running for President -> her confronting Mallory on the island -> Mallory forcing herself to end things with Jake -> to Jake's shock of the phone call from Linc and running to Mallory's side.

You may not like how related it was to an actual confirmation hearing; it may totally misalign with your own personal politics; you may want the editor to lose their job - but that decision humanized Ursula by making her confront her own past and showing she actually cared about others AND it set the stage for the rest of the book. (less)

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