I enjoyed the characters, and the ending

maybe i found it tiring because it's similar to the girl on the train which i had just finished, and also found to be more depressing than interesting

After the first read through, I reread in chronological order then........read it a third time to highlight verses I found to be poetic such as "under her nasal tone something cared so strongly that Eddie moved sideways down the bench a little, crablike, to avoid the power of her interest, fearing that she might get to know him against his will." and........"good intentions always trumped bad soul food" and......"he sought to translate the amazement in their faces into a stable income."

I really enjoyed this inside look at the lives of the First Families, and the people who serve them, and thus our country. I think everyone was portrayed mostly positive, yet honestly. It really made me think about how everyone has things in life to contend with, one way or another.