The Flower of the Republic

by Raymond Kennedy

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394525396
• ISBN13: 9780394525396
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.

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Received in Excellent Condition

The book arrived promptly, packaged well, and in good condition. I have no problems with this order. Thank you. Helen Seward

The sultan of schmaltz hits a homerun

Like Raymond Kennedy's many out of print books, The Flower of the Republic impresses with the author's ability to assemble shallow, predictable characters and propel them through a trite, contrived plot while creating, like a literary sausage maker, a gristle-sharp melange of pork snouts and cow parts that digests far more easily than the various low-grade ingredients might warrant.As an author, Kennedy resembles Teddy more than Bobby, and John Jr. more than John. He seems one of the inexplicable authors who never dazzles, rarely impresses, and yet has manufactured something resembling a career despite his lack of talent. Kennedy's characters reflect the author's life of triumphant mediocrity, investing every flaccid word with a frowning, sagging, tragi-comic pathos.This is another must-read from the Stephen King of his generation.