- Paperback: 672 pages
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 2 edition (Feb 1 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0156004801
- ISBN-13: 978-0156004800
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.3 x 2.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 431 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (100 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #73,094 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This landmark book is a loosely fictionalized account of Governor Huey Long of Louisiana, one of the nation's most astounding politicians. All the King's Men tells the story of Willie Stark, a southern-fried politician who builds support by appealing to the common man and playing dirty politics with the best of the back-room deal-makers. Though Stark quickly sheds his idealism, his right-hand man, Jack Burden -- who narrates the story -- retains it and proves to be a thorn in the new governor's side. Stark becomes a successful leader, but at a very high price, one that eventually costs him his life. The award-winning book is a play of politics, society and personal affairs, all wrapped in the cloak of history.
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Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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You follow Highway 58, going north-east out of the city, and it is a good highway and new. Read the first page
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You follow Highway 58, going north-east out of the city, and it is a good highway and new. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome,
By Saba Syed (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: All the King's Men: 50th Anniversary Edition (Paperback)
This was an amazing book. I really enjoyed all of it. It reveals great truths about people and the writing style is excellent.
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Wow!!! Great work of American Politics,
By Wilma Flinstone (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
This review is from: All the King's Men: 50th Anniversary Edition (Paperback)
Wow!This book was great! I read some reviews before I read this book, but when I started reading the book I though "how boring" he is talking about a highway???? But after this the book got much better. This book has every type of style of writing, romance, action, comedy ,drama. I really thought the ending was perfect, I really didn't see Adam doing something like that, he didn't seem like he could kill a fly. This is why I like this book it doesn't follow the way it should. Nice little country boy turning into [debauch]," bust or buy em'" Willie Stark. The other part of this book I liked is that it was from Jack burden's point of view, this story is from the eyes of a political aide, not from the governer. This gives it a diferent look on what was going on. Jack Burden is basically Stark's best friend,although Jack calles Adam his best friend, he is not. Adam and him are holding onto a relationship that doesn't exist anymore. It is just a memory of what they had in their youth. The age of each of these characters is different then what you may think. Jack is 41-42 years old when he is telling this story, but he is not at all mature. He doesn't understand what death means and still has a slightly perverted outlook on life. Willie Stark's age I could not figure out, but he must have been a good bit older then Jack, beacuse he calles him "boy". This is not some thing that would happen in real life. For this to be realistic Stark must have been at least 65 years of age, which I don't belive he was. Anne Stanton was another one whose age was distorted, She is about 37-38, but Jack still thinks of her as the 17 year girl he loved. Before I figured out how old he was through dates, I thought he was maybe mid to early thirty's, I also thought that Stark was about 55 or so. In Jack's eyes he views Adam as a brother as well as a friend, but he views him as a younger brother, he refers in the book about Adam's age "around mine", he also states that he alway's wins the verbal arguments and Adam won at sports. Adam is the stero type of the sucessful younger brother who Jack feels has everything he lacks, passion and peace. Which makes it ironic when Adam kills Willie for he doesn't seem to need to( I know that Anne was fooling around Willie, and that Adam was her brother, but it really should have been someone else. Which brings me to the point that it was not Sadie or Tiny's fault that Willie was killed. In the end it was Adams who pulled the trigger not tiny or Sadies fault. O.K. I've talked too much already, great book, read it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Political corruption -- is it the system or the man?,
By A Customer
This review is from: All the King's Men: 50th Anniversary Edition (Paperback)
"All the King's Men" is the story of Willie Talos, a backwater boy who teaches himself lawyering at night and ends up in politics as the Governor. Then as Willie finds out that politics isn't about doing the right thing, he quickly learns how to maneuver in the real world of politics. Before long, this formerly God-fearing, trusting man is drinking, carrying on with women, blackmailing, and surrounding himself with all the trappings of a king. Ambition overtook his good intentions.The rise and fall of Willie is told through the eyes of Jack Burden, the non-committal reporter who Willie hires as one of his "men". Jack's responsibilities are usually working as a researcher looking for dirt on political opponents or simply listening quietly. Eventually Jack's boyhood world and the world of politics collide, and almost against his will he must give up his role as observer and become a man of action and take responsibility for his life. Robert Penn Warren wrote a a stupendous novel (1946) that is considered the definitive book about politics. But "All the King's Men" is so much more than a political novel. The insights into human nature, the beautiful language that brings the South alive to where you can taste the saltwater and feel the warm ocean breeze against your cheek, the lively descriptions of the characters, and the ability to create dialogue that moves and makes you laugh is the writing of a true genius. "All the King's Men" is a delightful page-turner about men and women trying to find their way in life. And is full of surprises that catch you off guard until the end.
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