This is an awkwardly written book written about one of America's most awkward politicians by an author caught in his own awkward predicament...
Slogging through more than 1,000 pages is challenging enough; wading through the bizarre word choices and infelicitous phrasings made reading this book an ordeal. In Black's world, the loud Bella Abzug was "voluminous" not voluble, you snatch defeat from the "stomach of victory," not the jaws. The title itself is nonsensical - how can a "quest" be "invincible"?
The semi-literate prose is unfortunate, because when he is not butchering the English language, Black tells a good story. He offers some fresh perspectives on his compelling subject, whose legendary life fused Greek tragedy with the American dream. Black appreciates Nixon's great achievements while condemning his foolish, self-destructive mistakes...
By the way, just now, instead of Invincible Quest I almost wrote Infinite Jest.
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