Reviews
Delves not just into the mechanics of the financial crash, but also the mindset that created the explosive state of affairs. . . . A smart shot at the absurdity of Wall Street and the long fall that brought us all down., Many writers have tried but failed to capture the unique environment that is a presidential campaign, but Douglas Brunt's depiction of life on the trail is right on the money. The Means is a terrific, fast-paced novel that is not only entertaining but prophetic., "The twisted psyche and psychiatric instability of our politicians and our times is evoked convincingly in the new novel The Means . . . . [A] compelling psychic drama."-Forbes.com, Fans of House of Cards will appreciate The Means with its insider's look at a presidential campaign and a surprise ending I did not see coming., Douglas Brunt . . . is a persuasive storyteller. . . . Reading [ Ghosts of Manhattan ], it is easy to understand how the worst of Wall Street came apart. But in Nick's determination to escape his own inevitable destruction we are uplifted and find renewed hope for a cleaned-up world without Bear Stearns., A well-researched portrait of the incestuous relationships between the media and Beltway power players . . . that makes Heilemann and Halperin's nonfiction Game Change look sedate by comparison., "Gripping . . .Brunt's rousing and relentless pace keeps readers turning the pages through to a startling climax. [A] fast-paced, noirish novel."- Library Journal, "Gripping . . .Brunt's rousing and relentless pace keeps readers turning the pages through to a startling climax. [A] fast-paced, noirish novel."-- Library Journal, "The twisted psyche and psychiatric instability of our politicians and our times is evoked convincingly in the new novel The Means . . . . [A] compelling psychic drama."--Forbes.com, [A] tale of political intrigue . . . [Brunt] takes readers behind the scenes in a presidential campaign likely to interest even readers who don't have a deep interest in politics., After the mortgage bubble burst, if you ever wondered, 'What were they thinking?' Ghosts of Manhattan provides a thoughtful and thrilling portrait of what they were doing instead of thinking., Mix together Charles Dickens, Theodore Dreiser, and Tom Wolfe and you get novelist Doug Brunt and his modern-day financier character, Nick Farmer. Faust would have a feast with so many of the people populating Farmer's world-and you will have a literary feast devouring this book., Douglas Brunt's brilliant and evocative novel, The Means , draws you deep into a disturbingly believable world of immoral politics and money., I love this book. With great insights to the political process and human nature, The Means takes you into the backrooms and bedrooms of an anything-goes presidential campaign. If Doug Brunt wasn't a great novelist, he should be a campaign manager. This is a taut, thoughtful, and totally believable story of American politics at its best and worst., Brunt offers up a savage, jaded, and comical depiction of freewheeling Wall Street bond traders during their precollapse heyday in this engaging debut. . . . As Nick's life, his marriage, and the U.S. economy edge closer to meltdown, Brunt brings all the pieces together for a satisfying climax to this compulsively readable novel., Douglas Brunt's gripping novel starts full throttle and doesn't let up. This compelling story takes you into the harsh reality of hard-ball politics and cutthroat journalism. Some books are just for fun; some give you insight and depth about things you never knew, that you can't read in your daily paper. In The Means, you get it all and more.
