The Overton Window [Hardcover]
The Overton Window, by Glen Beck
Noah Gardner is a man who has given up in the battle between his mind and his heart. He is working for his father at a large PR firm that manipulates, not just consumer perception, but all of our politics and perceptions as well. He has accepted the reality of his situation, and he is comfortable in it, until he sees a stunningly attractive girl in the office break room. He decides to attend a political rally in order to get closer to her. The world according to Noah will not be the same again, and so begins his rollercoaster ride.
Noah’s hormonal impulse leads him down a path that will pull him out of his apathy and show him a truth he can no longer ignore. The characters in the novel are flawed enough to be believable, and the backdrop is somewhat credible in today’s social worldview. It is simply a fairly decent example of what is or could be going on in the world today. The lengthy political digressions do not go far enough in my opinion, or as incongruously as some critics have claimed. The conspiracy theories portrayed do not go into great detail, as a political junky may want to ponder these in more detail and depth. I think the biggest surprise was that it wasn't as predictable as I thought it would be – and maybe because I watch too much political diatribe and I am a faithful Beck fan.
But to take the author and the politics out of the book and concentrate on the story, the message, and the writing, it was a good novel. It just wasn’t over the top such as a Nelson DeMille or an early Clancy book. However, once I started, I could not put it down until I found out how the book was going to end. I was not disappointed, I got sucked in, and it kept my undivided attention and interest wondering what would happen on the next page. But something was amiss, and I don’t know what that missing piece is just yet. But there were certainly surprises along the way.
Beck accomplishes what seems to be its ultimate intended purpose of waking people up and getting them to join the new American Revolution. “The Tea Party” started in order to take back the government and make it responsible again. It rings true enough so that most readers won't be able to sit quietly on the sidelines and watch the evil takeover of the United States and turn it into the United Socialist States of America. We can only hope that more people take up a nice soft chair, hide the clicker, get a glass of lemonade and pick up a bound reading device and begin a new adventure. Three and a half stars for this book!
Next hardbound reading device?
Noah’s hormonal impulse leads him down a path that will pull him out of his apathy and show him a truth he can no longer ignore. The characters in the novel are flawed enough to be believable, and the backdrop is somewhat credible in today’s social worldview. It is simply a fairly decent example of what is or could be going on in the world today. The lengthy political digressions do not go far enough in my opinion, or as incongruously as some critics have claimed. The conspiracy theories portrayed do not go into great detail, as a political junky may want to ponder these in more detail and depth. I think the biggest surprise was that it wasn't as predictable as I thought it would be – and maybe because I watch too much political diatribe and I am a faithful Beck fan.
But to take the author and the politics out of the book and concentrate on the story, the message, and the writing, it was a good novel. It just wasn’t over the top such as a Nelson DeMille or an early Clancy book. However, once I started, I could not put it down until I found out how the book was going to end. I was not disappointed, I got sucked in, and it kept my undivided attention and interest wondering what would happen on the next page. But something was amiss, and I don’t know what that missing piece is just yet. But there were certainly surprises along the way.
Beck accomplishes what seems to be its ultimate intended purpose of waking people up and getting them to join the new American Revolution. “The Tea Party” started in order to take back the government and make it responsible again. It rings true enough so that most readers won't be able to sit quietly on the sidelines and watch the evil takeover of the United States and turn it into the United Socialist States of America. We can only hope that more people take up a nice soft chair, hide the clicker, get a glass of lemonade and pick up a bound reading device and begin a new adventure. Three and a half stars for this book!
Next hardbound reading device?
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