4/5 stars. Or, dare I say, 45 stars?

" 'Last year a parrot was allowed as a prosecution witness in a serious murder case, and I had to arrange a witness protection scheme for it. I believe it is now pretending to be a very large budgerigar a long way away.' "

With trademark absurdity and gloriously thorough worldbuilding, The Truth is a very enjoyable read. This book is full of biting (yet amusing!) commentary on politics, journalism, and society as a whole. Some of the characters could stand to be more three dimensional - but I do dearly love Otto von Chriek.