Fools Poll

By Richard Wall
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Published: July 30, 2012
Words: 121,746 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9780615670348

Short description

Kirkus Reviews — “A wheelchair-bound novice sets Nashville on fire with his insurgent campaign for Congress in this feisty election potboiler. . . Wall’s fable has the feel of a Frank Capra movie with Southern gothic shades . . . brought vividly to life by the author’s well-crafted, empathetic prose . . . this rousing political page-turner won’t fail to entertain—maybe even inspire.”

Extended description

Kirkus Reviews calls Fools Poll “a feisty election potboiler . . . this rousing political page-turner won’t fail to entertain—maybe even inspire.” Yes, here’s an election you can get excited about.

Hector Lawrence has had enough—of his self-righteous sister Lola, and of the two parties that have made a total mess of American politics. So this 49-year-old pedigreed underdog from Nashville, who’s never had a date, never had a job, and who has a hard time buttoning his own shirt due to polio, runs for Congress as an independent in an election that electrifies the city and the nation. But first, Hector has to overthrow Lola, who has house-kept and hoodwinked him for decades. Hector’s campaign is his way of trying to make something of his so-far wasted life.

At first, the Republicans and Democrats ignore this amateur nobody and his team of losers. But Hector’s tenacious, charismatic style and guerrilla campaign soon ignite hope in a jaded electorate frustrated with the.. (Read more) Kirkus Reviews calls Fools Poll “a feisty election potboiler . . . this rousing political page-turner won’t fail to entertain—maybe even inspire.” Yes, here’s an election you can get excited about.

Hector Lawrence has had enough—of his self-righteous sister Lola, and of the two parties that have made a total mess of American politics. So this 49-year-old pedigreed underdog from Nashville, who’s never had a date, never had a job, and who has a hard time buttoning his own shirt due to polio, runs for Congress as an independent in an election that electrifies the city and the nation. But first, Hector has to overthrow Lola, who has house-kept and hoodwinked him for decades. Hector’s campaign is his way of trying to make something of his so-far wasted life.

At first, the Republicans and Democrats ignore this amateur nobody and his team of losers. But Hector’s tenacious, charismatic style and guerrilla campaign soon ignite hope in a jaded electorate frustrated with the current politics of dysfunction.

Kirkus Reviews writes: “Hector’s politics are all over the map. . . Luckily, partisan orthodoxy doesn’t matter; all of Nashville resonates with his earnest, ebullient campaigning, his pox-on-both-houses populism, his refreshing outsider-hood as a disabled nobody and his promise to consult a (nonbinding) Internet referendum before every legislative vote. Drawn into Hector’s orbit are a motley assortment of supporters and hangers-on, including a morally tarnished clergyman eager to get his mitts on Lola’s money and a good-hearted African-American pot dealer who has information on Brumby’s [the incumbent’s] darkest secret. Wall’s tale has the feel of a Frank Capra movie with Southern gothic shades, starring an eccentric hero whose head gets wised up but whose good heart never flags as he battles both the sinister powers that be and his batty, bloodcurdling sister. Surrounding Hector is a diverse, sharply drawn cast of characters, from doting matrons and 30-something lonely hearts to skeevy perverts and gum-snapping teens, all brought vividly to life by the author’s well-crafted, empathetic prose. Despite its cynicism toward party establishment, Wall’s fable is positively giddy and engrossing in its portrayal of old-fashioned electioneering.”

Fighting apathy, a fossilized incumbent, a Tea Party darling, a blackmail scheme, a shocking betrayal, a high-level party operative, and the ever-dangerous Lola, Hector leads his inspired rebels down to the wire battling for every vote. Fools Poll is a feel-good story about the meek and right taking on the strong and wrong.
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inspiration, betrayal, nashville, humorous novel, democratic party, overcome adversity, disabled hero, politics intrigue, republican party, election 2012

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