My family pleaded with me to forget literature and do something sensible, such as find some sort of useful work.
It's kind of part of human nature to want to know the truth or want to be in on the secret. For stories that focus in on that - like whodunits - it's easy to get drawn into.
I would not say that George Bush doesn't care about people at all. I think that his loyalties are to the upper class.

