From the very first page of The President, the reader has the impression to be facing something new and fresh, and this impression keeps alive until the very last page of the work.

A fast-paced, punchy and poignant prose mix with a more essay-like side, giving light to a brilliant combination. Stewart is amazing in his characters’ creation, but he is also remarkable in his ability to depict a fictional world with many points in common with the real one. Last but not least, the philosophical, political and sociological message lying beneath the story leaves space to more and more interpretations.

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I had heard a lot about this book, and while it didn't totally live up to expectations, it was interesting and strange and worth reading. It seemed quite graphic to me, but I liked how everything seemed predestined and obvious.
Interesting story.

Deserves a five. Some lovely bits, but overwhelmingly dull/trying so hard to be quirky and touching and blah. I LOVED The Hotel New Hampshire; every John Irving I've read since seems to palely imitate the joy that gave me. However, I really respect the attitude to women expressed in Irving's work, and the exploration of issues of gender and sexuality. It's just a pity that, once again, I didn't really care for the characters, or their 'oddities'.

Not half as good as Myra, but not bad. Some clunkiness, but also lots of that precise bitchiness I so love Vidal for. Ending continues to disturb me - rape scene very well written.