Best Novel set in DC

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Anonymous wrote:The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu

+1! Amazing novel that shows DC in a way I haven’t seen in other books.

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Anonymous wrote:The House of Eve is partially set here, but it's not modern.

Loved this one.

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Short War by Lily Meyer. It just came out, lots of modern DC references. I really enjoyed it.

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The Exorcist! The novel is really good and lots of good Georgetown descriptions.

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Anonymous wrote:Heartburn!

Came here to say this!

Also Thank You for Smoking and a lot of other novels by the same author are very DC politico insider. Often funny and irreverent.

Same author that I just posted about: Christopher Buckley

I really enjoyed "Thank You for Smoking". Think about it almost every time someone mentions lobbyists.

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Anonymous wrote:Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders springs to mind. It's historical fiction, of course, so if you're looking for something about modern-day DC it won't work.

F. that is one of the worst books I've ever read. It's terrible. Emperor's new clothes.

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All the President’s Men

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I didn’t actually love Yellowface, but everyone else did, and it is set in DC.

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Anonymous wrote:I didn’t actually love Yellowface, but everyone else did, and it is set in DC.

A very divisive book. I didn’t love it, either, but I did find it thought-provoking and am glad I read it. In terms of DC flavor, it’s particularly good if you know/care about Georgetown.

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Anonymous wrote:The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu

+1! Amazing novel that shows DC in a way I haven’t seen in other books.

Yes, this one. It’s actual DC versus Washington. Very very good.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Heartburn!

Came here to say this!

Also Thank You for Smoking and a lot of other novels by the same author are very DC politico insider. Often funny and irreverent.

Same author that I just posted about: Christopher Buckley

I really enjoyed "Thank You for Smoking". Think about it almost every time someone mentions lobbyists.

Same. Also a great movie.

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Anonymous wrote:Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders springs to mind. It's historical fiction, of course, so if you're looking for something about modern-day DC it won't work.

F. that is one of the worst books I've ever read. It's terrible. Emperor's new clothes.

Yeah, that was not a good book.

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"Ciao America," by Beppe Severgnini was hilarious. Non-fiction, memiore about his year living in Georgetown. I can't drive along Rockville Pike without thinking about mattresses now.

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Anonymous wrote:The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu

+1! Amazing novel that shows DC in a way I haven’t seen in other books.

Yes, this one. It’s actual DC versus Washington. Very very good.

I picked this up based on this thread. It is wonderful so far.

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Anonymous wrote:"Ciao America," by Beppe Severgnini was hilarious. Non-fiction, memiore about his year living in Georgetown. I can't drive along Rockville Pike without thinking about mattresses now.

Wow I had totally forgotten about this book until now! I also loved it. It was hilarious.