All the king's men

This is often classified as a political novel, a fictional account of Huey Long's life, but the political ambiance is in many ways incidental to core theme of difficult personal choices, ethics, and moral development. At the outset the main character, Jack Burden, is just another corporate/organizational booster, but he is compelled by circumstances to confront himself and decide if he is more or less than that. If the book is successful, readers will recognize Burdens in themselves and realize that the same confrontations await us all. Warren was mainly a poet and his sentences flow in rhythmic patterns, adding sensual appeal.