During the two terms in which my classes have used The President’s Murderer, my students have called it the most interesting of the books they have used in class. I was initially reluctant to incorporate the book into my classes because of its political themes, which I worried might be off-putting for some students (the book criticizes the abuse of political power by an authoritarian regime). However, this concern seems to have been unfounded; none of my students so far have been offended. The book works well as literature and as linguistic input, and I have enjoyed it along with my students.