Phil Santiago
This book has an interesting conceit in that Diaz can escape accusations of overwriting the first part, because the author of that piece is a different character. And he can escape accusations of submitting half-finished work, because there's an in-universe reason for that. And he can escape accusations of engaging in weird conspiratorial fantasy about the Great Depression, because Obama takes him seriously.
Anyway, the third part was probably my favorite in that this is the actual plot. But I probably would have been satisfied with an entire book written like the first part? Seemed like he was channeling Ann Patchett there.
This book has an interesting conceit in that Diaz can escape accusations of overwriting the first part, because the author of that piece is a different character. And he can escape accusations of submitting half-finished work, because there's an in-universe reason for that. And he can escape accusations of engaging in weird conspiratorial fantasy about the Great Depression, because Obama takes him seriously.
Anyway, the third part was probably my favorite in that this is the actual plot. But I probably would have been satisfied with an entire book written like the first part? Seemed like he was channeling Ann Patchett there.