I would never have expected to be able to listen to 19 CDs about Laura Bush -- not so much because of what I assumed would be our political differences, but more because I never thought her worth thinking about. (That is, for 19 CDs.) What makes American Wife remarkable is that it is a compelling portrait of a maybe-not-so-compelling person. Well, wait that's not fair -- Alice Blackwell isn't "plain" as much as the opposite of charismatic. Is that it? Has anyone else read or listened to this who can figure out why it worked? (Or didn't?)
(Also, for those who do know about Laura Bush's real life: did you find it rang true? I'm curious to know which parts were more fictionalized than others.)
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