Primary Colors, by Joe Klein, is an entertaining, informative, and controversial novel. Filled with humor and wit, this book provides a fictional story full of drama, in which Joe Klein purports to describe characters and events that resemble real-life political figures. Joe Klein is an American journalist and columnist. He is also a political columnist for TIME Magazine. When Klein published his book, Primary Colors, in 1996, he left the author anonymous and later published the book under his own name. His book Primary Colors is said to be "A brilliant and insightful look behind the scenes of modern American politics, Primary Colors is a funny, wise and dramatic story with characters and events that resemble some familiar real-life figures." (From the hardcover edition.) This book follows the presidential campaign of a governor of a small Southern state, Jack Stanton. The book's narrator is a congressman, Henry Burton, who joined the presidential campaign. The book doesn't state this exactly, but it can be inferred that the events are based on Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign. This book will definitely capture your attention and make you want to read more. Klein creates this book to be very entertaining. The book reflects and describes how things are done in a real campaign. He manages to capture the characters with great detail and attention. Klein writes: He was a big guy, looking pale on the streets of Harlem in the middle of summer. I'm small and not that dark, not very threatening to Caucasians; I don't show off. We shook hands. My inability to remember that moment more precisely is disappointing: the handshake is the threshold act, the beginning of politics. I've seen it done two million times n...... middle of paper ...... I would also have liked to know more from Henry's point of view, what exactly did he think of the "governor" "? In Overall, I would give this book 4.7 stars out of 5. Both entertaining and witty, I think Primary Colors is a fun read that will provoke and entertain its readers. Works Cited Klein, Joe. New York: Random House, 1996. Ebook. “Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics.” Goodreads Inc., 17 October 2006. Web. 27 November 2013. “Primary Colors (novel).” 2013. Web. 27 November 2013. .Kaplan, Ian. “Primary Colors by Anonymous (Joe Klein).” Primary Colors by Anonymous (Joe Klein Alexa), 26 July 1996. Web. 27 November. 2013. .