The Stainless Steel Rat for President

Paperback

English language

Published June 1, 1988 by Spectra.

ISBN:
978-0-553-27612-1
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4 stars (10 reviews)

Excellent read. A planet that could be a paradise is ruled by a totally corrupt president who cheats, steals from and murders any citizen that dares to question his rule. Enter the Stainless Steel Rat who is determined to oust the evil president, even if it means he must become a politician himself - that is how serious he is about it. As usual with the adventures with Slippery Jim Di Griz, the action is nonstop and highly enjoyable.

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reviewed The Stainless Steel Rat for President by Harry Harrison (Stainless Steel Rat, part 5)

Didn't age well and probably was written way too soon.

4 stars

Topics of autocracy are simplified almost to a joke. Re-reading the book in 2022, it doesn't feel like it age well. But then again, it was written just 40 odd years after the end of World War II, so I'm not sure why did Harrison even bother writing a comedy about autocracies. It's still 4 stars because he explains how they work well enough, also good for children.

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3 stars

"I have seen presidential elections where ancient actors and proven crooks have been elected"

Written in 1982 but sadly, every bit as topical today, two days before the 2020 US presidential election. Seemed like a good time to read this 8th book in the Stainless Steel Rat series - here, Slippery Jim DiGriz is married to the lovely Angelina, father to 20-year old sons James and Bolivar, and on vacation to tropical paradise world Paraiso-Aqui. When a local revolutionary slips him a note asking for help freeing the oppressed population, the Stainless Steel Rat decides to take the results of the next rigged election into his own hands and bring a true democracy to the world, with fairly predictable hijinks ensuing a the old, corrupt dictator fights back. DiGriz and his family bring their wits, advanced technology, and cheesy brand of derring-do to yet another Stainless Steel Rat book. A …

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