Wednesday, March 17, 2021

The Stainless Steel Rat for President (Stainless Steel Rat, #8)The Stainless Steel Rat for President by Harry Harrison
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Election fraud! Oppressive regime! Tourism!

Wait, this isn't Cuba OR America! And the person on the cover of this book isn't Wil Wheaton!

But this poor planet, rife with absolute corruption and tourism, IS the next target for our redoubtable Stainless Steel Rat.

Back when I first read this one, I laughed my butt off. I mean, it originally came out in '82 and it was totally a Cuba and/or South America dictatorship slam, including the focus on free elections, but in our heart of hearts, we all knew it was about all the dirty, dirty tricks being played in politics on our own front doors.

So yes, throwing a little Rat into the works is VERY satisfying. Terrier for the Revolution!

View all my reviews
at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Hogfather by Terry Pratchett My rating: 5 of 5 stars Re-Read (again) on 12/25/24: Wonderful, and generally getting better with EVERY re-r...

  • (no title)
    Rum Luck by Ryan Aldred My rating: 5 of 5 stars Honestly, I can't quite decide if this is was more of a wonderful flight of a daydrea...
  • (no title)
    Providence by Max Barry My rating: 5 of 5 stars I've never read Max Barry before, but after reading Providence, I have become an abso...
  • (no title)
    Westworld Psychology: Violent Delights by Travis Langley My rating: 4 of 5 stars For what this is, it's quite good, but that begs the...