The Millionaires

An Excellent Novel

I just finished reading an advanced reading copy of this brilliant
new novel. It is a captivating mixture of All the King's Men and The Great
Gatsby with a southern flair. The novel explores man's most
dangerous enemies--greed and ambition--while offering a look at the
changing south in all its complexities. The Teague character is
especially fascinating in how real he is-- not all virtuous, not
entirely corrupt. This is a must read and will be one of the best
novels released in 2009.


I question whether the Publishers Weekly reviewer above even read
the book. The first sentence of the review refers to the Cole
brothers as being "born into extreme wealth," when in reality they
are country boys, born on a farm in the rural south, who eventually build a banking and political empire. Hard to make mistakes like that and remain
credible. I encourage all to read this revealing tale.

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Annoying

This book was highly annoying. The writer's style made the story (hackneyed) difficult to follow. It was written in a manner that suggests the author already had the screen play in mind when he wrote the novel. As a book lover and JMU graduate, I was disappointed.

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