YMMV / The Candidates (based on a true country)

• Catharsis Factor: If you're feeling thoroughly sick of pretty much everything that turns up in the media, this novel will likely have this for you. If you still think there's hope for the world, you're more likely to develop Too Bleak, Stopped Caring.
• Harsher in Hindsight: At one point, Skip mentions Bill Cosby as an example of a good role model. The book was written in 2011, when Cosby was still considered to be the human embodiment of wholesomeness - you know, before fifty-odd women came forward to accuse him of having raped them...

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