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The President Is Missing

By: President Bill Clinton,James Patterson
Narrated by: Dennis Quaid,January LaVoy,Peter Ganim,Jeremy Davidson,Mozhan Marnò,President Bill Clinton
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Summary

Random House presents the audiobook edition of The President Is Missing by President Bill Clinton and James Patterson, read by Dennis Quaid, January LaVoy, Peter Ganim, Jeremy Davidson, and Mozhan Marno, with an extract read by Bill Clinton.

The President is missing.

The world is in shock.

But the reason he’s missing is much worse than anyone can imagine.

With details only a President could know, and the kind of suspense only James Patterson can deliver.

©2018 James Patterson and Bill Clinton (P)2018 Random House Audiobooks

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"The dream team delivers big time...Clinton’s insider secrets and Patterson’s storytelling genius make this the political thriller of the decade." (Lee Child) 

"I felt like I was right along with the characters for the shocking twists and turns you’ll never guess are coming. Patterson and Clinton have created a truly unique character in their ‘missing’ President. The President Is Missing puts the listener inside the White House and inside the mind of a President grappling with extraordinary circumstances." (Dennis Quaid)

"Yes, The President Is Missing is fiction - it’s a thriller - but James Patterson and I have come up with three of the most frightening days in the history of the presidency. And it could really happen...These days, the seemingly impossible can happen. And it happens so fast. I believe that readers will not soon forget President Jonathan Duncan and his story." (Bill Clinton)

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A thriller co-written by President Clinton is something very worth investigating and in truth this is a long way from the worst audiobook I've ever listened to. There is a decent enough story in here about cyber-terrorism and as I work in the industry I think there is some good technical detail in the plot but also some rather glaring exaggerations. I really enjoyed the opening though like the title it eventually proves to be mis-direction. I liked some of the build-up but the story was oddly-paced, starting well, slowing in the middle and then wrapping rapidly to a fairly uninspiring conclusion.

The writing style and realisation of the potential for getting the inside scoop isn't great. There is some good detail about process and structure of the US government but nothing you won't find elsewhere. Anyone hoping that Clinton would reveal great detail about the inner working of the Whitehouse is in for a disappointment. In addition Patterson seems to feel the need to additionally explain lots of the blatantly obvious about what characters are thinking or trying to communicate. Once I noticed it happening it tended to jounce the narrative around and meant for an uneven ride.

The cast chosen for this is of course top class. Dennis Quaid who played Bill Clinton in the 2010 TV movie "The Special Relationship" assumes the lead and gives an excellent rasping rendition of President Jonathan Duncan. Unfortunately there's a huge difference between playing a single character and being a lead narrator. Here he is required to voice many of the supporting characters and his efforts there vary from fair to genuinely painful, especially when called on to perform some of the female and accented characters. January LaVoy gives us her lusciously smooth delivery but has the misfortune of relating the story of possibly one of the most stereotypical female assassins ever inflicted on the fictional world.

In the end I was mildly entertained by the whole thing but finished it with a sense of disappointment. My overall impression is that the writer can't have guided President Clinton very well. the lead, President Jonathan Duncan, was a bit too predictably noble and selfless and seemed to spend rather too much time pondering meaningful philosophical thoughts at a time of crisis. There is a clear subtext from Clinton trying to emphasise how difficult it is being President and at times it felt like self-justification.

I sound very critical and maybe it's because I expected a lot more from this. Forgetting who was involved and just concentrating on the story it's an entertaining enough read and it's good to pass the time but I can't agree with President Clinton's suggestion that it's a story that will live long in the memory.

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Comical Narration

The narrator spoiled what would otherwise have been a good audiobook. Some of the accents were quite comical. In particular the Russian sounded like a cross between Sergei the meerkat and Yoda, and the German sounded more French than German at times.

Although quite funny at first, it became quite jarring and ruined my overall enjoyment of the book.

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Enjoyable!!!

I truly enjoyed the political intrigue. I did not want to put it down. Brilliantly written. There were long speeches in between but in context of the Presidency, it was apt.

Thank you.

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Boring

I stopped listening after 4 hours, it is just so boring. The story (as far as there is one) is tedious, dull, and the narration does not help either. I am very disappointed.

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Had potential but did not deliver

[Spoiler towards the end of review] Could have worked but fell short on pretty much every level. Not terrible just reliant on celebrity for its appeal. If this had been a debut novel it would have been largely ignored I think. Hoped to be pleasantly surprised but that didn’t happen. The preaching speech at the end was the final nail...

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Good thriller worth a go

Not sure on some of the technical details but putting that aside the book is a good listen. A good political thriller well written, no surprise with James Patterson.

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Poor, formulaic and boring

A bad book. Constant reminders of key points as though written for people with an inability to retain information. Did not enjoy

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Bill Clinton had 2 terms in office for making political speeches

This was in my wish list for months and I was so looking forward to it. It was terrible. What little action it has was drowned out by the political speech-making. Bill Clinton has had a long political career as well as being in demand for lucrative public speaking he does not need to hijack fiction to give yet more speeches. This was dreadful. I only finished it because I never want to be tempted to go back to it and try again.


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Good story

Good story that is very believe-able and based the worlds dependance on computers, enjoyable

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Talk, talk, talk

Well I'm half way through and waiting for something to happen other than a lot of talking.
I note reviewers that compliment the narration but it's awful. Quaid forgets whether his gravelly voice is president or narrator so it gets used for both , and following the thread is difficult. Quaid is trying to do all the other accents which are so poor in places I can't even understand what he is saying. Others have described some accents as Sergei the meerkat and they are so right, this is rather amusing at first but then just annoying.

The 'story' is so cliche. This is not an intelligent or intellectual book and the story could be told in a couple of chapters instead of a hundred! One minute the villain is bringing America to its knees and the next a snivelling, sobbing 'teenager', then back to telling world leaders (all 3 of them!) how and why he is going to bring down America as though he has them in the palm of his hand. This all once he has been captured and handcuffed within half a chapter of being introduced to the story when the President decides to pop out of the White House on his own to meet him at a sports event!

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