Write a book review of A brilliant solution inventing the american constitution by Carol Berkin. thesis explanation is Early in the book she says that Thomas Jefferson uncharacteristically “gushed” describing the Convention as an “assembly of demi-gods.” Berkin argues that there were certainly men of great talent and intellect there, but there were also mediocre men and a few obnoxious, vain, and even drunk men there as well. Her purpose is to tell the story of the Convention step-by-step as it played out. By doing so she demonstrates that the Constitution was the product of much debate and compromise. She highlights the most difficult subjects the delegates had to overcome while designing the new structure of the country