Read The First Lady Hardcover Library Edition James Patterson Brendan DuBois 9781538714959 Books

Product details Hardcover 368 pages Publisher Grand Central Publishing (March 12, 2019) Language English ISBN-10 1538714957

The First Lady Hardcover Library Edition James Patterson Brendan DuBois 9781538714959 Books Reviews

• My first thought while digging into this story was of the book co-wrote with former president Bill Clinton. Admittedly, I thought it COULD have been penned by Clinton, but...well, you need to read it to understand...
  
  POV After the first seven or eight chapters, the point of view shifts to first person, from the eyes of the lead agent charged with protection of the president. First person works quite effectively in this story.
  
  BLUSH FACTOR Other than a few mild curses or crude words, this is absent of anything objectionable and can be shared with pretty much anyone you desire.
  
  WRITING & EDITING Professional. The flow is good and reasonably authentic. It does feel as though it could have been written using reality as a backdrop. Not so much the current president, but just about any other recent commander-in-chief, and his wife, could be imagined without great difficulty.
  
  EXCERPT
  
  ‘…“Right now I want you to put the word out, especially to the Uniformed Division,” I say. “We’re going to get increased attention from the news media and the usual publicity hounds. I don’t want any fence jumpers, wanting to give the President romantic advice or a Bible, got it? Double up the patrols on the sidewalks…anybody approaches the fences, looks like they’re going to go over, we’re to stop them on the public side. Got it?”
  
  “Got it, boss,” Scott says, and goes back to his desk. Scott is an ex-Army Ranger, bulky and tough, and respectful of me and everyone else in the chain of command, which makes him a keeper.
  
  I shift my gaze from the network screens—AMBUSH IN ATLANTA seems to be the winning headline this morning—and glance at the electronic status board. We and other members of the Presidential Protective Division are fortunate with this administration in that there are no spoiled kids running around, trying to ditch their agents at bars or dance clubs, or slightly nutty mothers-in-law claiming that Peeping Toms are gazing at them undressing in their guest quarters. There’s just the President and First Lady, which makes my job a hell of a lot less complicated than my predecessor’s.
  
  According to the status board, CANAL is on Marine One, seconds away from landing on the South Lawn, and CANARY is—
  
  “Hey, Scotty,” I call out, just as he’s picking up the phone. “Mind telling me why CANARY is at a horse farm in Virginia? Her Plan of the Day this morning didn’t indicate that.”
  
  He says, “Last-minute change of plans, boss. After the news this morning…’
  
  Patterson, James. The First Lady (pp. 30-31). Grand Central Publishing. Edition.
  
  BOTTOM LINE
  
  A solid four stars out of five.
  
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• This was a quick read for me, as the story flowed interestingly and effortlessly from start to finish. I was fully invested in the events of the novel and couldn’t wait to see the final outcome.
• This book is interesting and fast-paced, but the narrator is terrible. She speaks too fast, her cadence is completely off for conversation, but most annoying is the fact that she cannot pronounce words correctly. It is completely distracting. The Potomac is mentioned repeatedly and she calls it Pot-uh-mack. She also mispronounces Arapaho, over and over again. This is a James Patterson book! Hire a professional or at least employ some quality control. Ugh. My brain would not stop flagging all the mispronounced words and let me enjoy the book.
• I have read all adult books that James Patterson has published since the original Virgin, and I have loved the characters and stories. The First Lady left me wondering because I do not know whom to blame for the weakness in the writing. As a retired English teacher, I am always looking for good grammar and style. I always taught my students that it is never correct to follow a subject with a pronoun that refers to the subject. Every chapter of this book had at least one, and often several examples of this mistake. It is incorrect to write a sentence such as, "The President, he was upset and worried." The "he" is superfluous and should never be used. The story was interesting, but the writing was bothersome to say the least.
• I couldn’t put it down starting reading at 200 a.m. finished at 730 a.m. Had a sleepless night cause the book was so entertaining I just wanted to hurry and get to the end. I did the same with The President is missing. Mr Patterson stop writing all these good books I need some sleep.😁
• One of the best books I have read by James Patterson. Fast paced with many forks in the path to the end. Each twist in the plot leaves the reader wanting more. Reading this on my was a pleasure despite the lost sleep as I stayed up flipping pages. Characters are richly developed and believable. I wish there would be a follow up to this story; it certainly leaves the possibilities open for exploration.
• The First Lady appeared on my e-reader this morning and I just finished it late this afternoon. Gripping story with believable characters who expose deal making behind Presidential doors.
• Great book very satisfied