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Justin Klinger asked this question about Billy Summers:
am I the only one having trouble with the CONSTANT references to Donald Trump in everything King does these days ? I'm enjoying the plot of the book, but i'm 10 percent in, and there have been like 20 mentions of Trump in a book that has nothing to do with politics.
Jeff Lambert "People are Politics", the two are the same, whether overt or oblique. King is overt, always has been if you read back through the years and pay close…more"People are Politics", the two are the same, whether overt or oblique. King is overt, always has been if you read back through the years and pay close attention; but politics hasn't always been as divisive, as there has never been as divisive a president as Trump. Therefore, the polemic hasn't been as ubiquitous in King's writing, hithertofore. King, and many others, consider the egregious mishandling of the office of the President by Trump, to warrant extenuating lambasting of the President's disasterous only term in office, as rich background to flesh out characters having to navigate in such a feculent political landscape. At least, that's my take on SK's take.(less)
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