- New York Times non-fiction book critic Jennifer Salai tore up Ron DeSantis’ book on Monday.
- Szalai writes that DeSantis’ new book “reads like a political memoir mass-produced by ChatGPT”.
- She also wrote that the Governor of Florida’s book lacked charisma.
A book reviewer for The New York Times has written a scathing critique of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ new memoir.
“His first book was strange, esoteric, and clearly written by humans, but this one reads like a politician’s memoirs mass-produced by ChatGPT,” said a non-fiction book reviewer. Jennifer Zalai wrote to her. review on monday.
She was referring to ChatGPT, a generative AI tool from OpenAI known to create content ranging from college essays to full-length books.
Szalai also wrote that DeSantis’ memoir, The Courage to Be Free, appears “bravely free of anything resembling charisma or a visible sense of humor”.
“His new book will severely disappoint some supporters who encouraged DeSantis to ‘humanize himself’ for a national audience.
“In his acknowledgment, he thanked ‘a team of diligent literary professionals who were instrumental in telling the story of Florida,’ but perhaps those professionals could do much more with the material given.” I could only have done it,” she wrote.
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It is unknown if ChatGPT was used in any part of the writing of the book. A representative for DeSantis did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.
DeSantis I wrote another book in 2011“The Founding Fathers’ Dream: Obama-Era First Principles“It meant the overthrow of then-President Barack Obama and a direct condemnation of Obama’s first memoir.”A dream from my father: A story of race and inheritance.“
New DeSantis book gives readers a closer look at his life
A deeper dive into DeSantis’ life, ‘The Courage to Be Free’ was released on February 28th. This book contains new information about his political career.
For one thing, DeSantis thought his Ivy League education at Yale and Harvard Law School put him at a disadvantage when campaigning against other Republicans. I am writing.
“As far as the Republican primary was concerned, I thought having degrees from Yale and Harvard law schools was a scarlet letter politically,” DeSantis wrote in his book.
“Voters valued education and probably thought I was smart, but those ‘elite’ universities had become synonymous with leftist ideologies and ruling-class mentalities, so most grassroots conservatives The sect was understandably skeptical of these institutions.
DeSantis also included a passage about marrying Casey DeSantis, writing that they agreed to marry at Disney World on the condition that “Disney characters cannot attend our wedding.”
“We wanted our special day to look like a traditional wedding. We didn’t want Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck in our wedding photos,” DeSantis wrote.
Insider Kimberly Leonard reported Tuesday that DeSantis left out some key details in his book. DeSantis also published juicy gossip about his relationship with former President Donald Trump. I avoided doing
The release of the book is an important indicator that DeSantis is aiming for a 2024 White House run, Leonard has previously written. He has yet to announce his candidacy, but is already deeply involved in a feud with his former ally Trump.