I actually wanted this book to be so much longer, not because it was in anyway incomplete or rushed, but because it was so fascinating and I want more time with some of the people in this book. 
 I was really moved by so many things: ordinary Americans' reactions, the family, the secretary, how desperately hard some people worked to save the president, the way Arthur changed under the weight of the presidency (in stunning contrast to other persons who shall not herein be named), and, above all, how much opportunity and promise the US lost in losing Garfield before he got a chance to begin. 
 I'm pretty angry I knew very little about Garfield before, and I highly recommend this book to everyone with any interest in politics or US history.