Reddit reviews All the King's Men

Try Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men for a great fictional read. I've linked you here to the restored edition of the text, which is the verdion I studied at UNO and heavily recommend.

The location setting of the book is never explicitly said, though it has heavy parallels to Huey Long. In discussions about what our state book should be, this is the book I always suggest. I absolutely adore Confederacy of Dunces, of course, but Confederacy is way too New Orleans-centric to really be a good candidate for our state book.

All the King's Men is engaging and well written and will leave parts of your soul empty.