THE FIFTH RISK

For those who are are still shocked by the results of the 2016 election, the author, who loves to dig deeply into the crevices of current events, has more anxiety in store in this audiobook. Narrator Victor Bevine has a low, restrained voice that underlines Lewis's sense of foreboding. The main point is that almost immediately after being sworn in as president, Donald Trump began appointing people to government posts who had no interest in running a government. The result is the dysfunction we are presently experiencing. Bevine narrates deliberately but varies his tone to keep the audiobook interesting, and he's easy to follow through some of the more dense passages. He also pauses effectively to allow us to consider the meaning of the author's words. R.I.G. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2018]