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Buckley has a style that is hard to get a grasp of, after about 50 pages you manage it though and from there on in its fun! Simply, he switches between narrative, speech and character thought in the space of a few words, which is hard to follow, it takes an alert mind to note the quotation marks. But its possible and you get the knack.
The story follows Nick Naylor through the pursuit of his job. His job - keep tobacco sales as high as possible, the other characters jobs - either support him or trip him up.
He is one of the most hated men in the USA, a fact he tends to revel in at times, he is also pretty lucky with the ladies in a strange way. Despite seeming, acting and at times trying to be as evil as possible, Nick ends up being a good man. For that you are completely on his side, despite what he might have done in the past.
Some of the smaller characters are absolutely hilarious too, proper out loud chuckles.
The ending possibly comes too soon, and too abruptly, but that's mitigated by the fact that some of it is a complete surprise.
Everything is very clever, you cant second guess the author too often and the book twists and turns beautifully. In fact its almost an educational book, giving an insight into politics, big business and specifically the tobacco industry - while entertaining at the same time!
This book is educational, sarcastic and funny. You will learn a lot about tobacco. Thankfully it hasn't made me start smoking.
It was an interesting read, and this book should be recommended to those interested in the social politics of the United States of America.
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