Official Review: Cancelled by Michael Pinsky

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Re: Official Review: Cancelled by Michael Pinsky

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Thanks for attempting an unbiased review of this book. I imagine that there were moments in which it may have angered you (from the sound of your review, it would have angered me :lol: ), but it does sound entertaining.
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I enjoyed reading your review. I usually like stories that are "ripped from the headlines." However, I don't like it when there is a large cast of characters and it's hard to keep track of who's who.
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Well, let me first say that I am not one to get into the current events of things. I am not happy with the way things are the political scheme of things today, but I did like the direction this book was taking. As I have posted in previous comments on Facebook and LinkedIn I prefer history from WW2 era and earlier than that, but I did like the way the author was taking this book. After reading your review I was able to get a better understanding of where this book was going. I had no idea it had to do with the president trying to basically do a hostile takeover of our country because he wasn't "done" with being president.

After catching what this book was all about I will say it is one I am going to read so I can understand it further. Great job on this book, I hope I can enjoy it just as much as you did.
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This sounds very interesting, although the racism and the Trump part has me a little apprehensive. Great review!
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I'm not usually a fan of political thrillers but this one sounds really different! I'm glad you liked reviewing this one so much :)
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Great review of today's book of the day.
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I commend you on being able to write an unbiased review, knowing that this book seemed to be pro-Trump. I don't think I would have been able to do that. Thanks for the informative review. However, I don't think I will be reading this one.
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Post by MandalynnJDG »

Thanks for the review. It is a shame that you felt the ending was rushed and that it left you unsatisfied. I am also a little concerned about the racism that was indicated in the review. Of course, you also stated that there were ideas taken straight from the headlines, so I suppose the racism is expected since that is to be expected.
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I don't think I'll be reading this one as it's hard to set aside bias and tones of racism. Still sounds like an interesting book though.
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Post by Claire_Lopez »

Political thrillers are not really my thing, so I don't think I'll be reading this one, but congratulations on an unbiased review, which like you said, must have been a challenge to write. One thing that does sound interesting to me is the author using actual news headlines and putting a twist on them, that must add a very realistic dimension to the book!
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Post by Whodoesntlovebooks »

Great review! It reminded me so much of the headlines I've seen during the political race.
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Post by Utpal K Khot »

Cancelled by Michael Pinsky is a great Political Thriller and does resemble something about the current global situation. Looking forward to read this one after reading the free sample. Congrats Michael Pinsky for getting the BOTD.:)
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This looks like an interesting and timely book. While it would not be my first choice of reading material, the idea of cancelling an election sounds like a plot rife with possibilities!
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Nice review and very unbiased. It sounds like a difficult topic to cover in the political climate of today. I'm intrigued and will be checking out this book.
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I read the Amazon sample and it appeared that the author seemed to be pro-Trump. My thanks to you that your review was able to confirm this for me.
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