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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. The White House Mess, Buckley's first novel, is not quite as sharp and not quite as funny as Boomsday and Florence of Arabia. The ludicrous political situation is there (revolution in Bermuda), but I just didn't laugh out loud at this one. All the same, if you're in the mood for political satire and you've already gone through a bunch of other Buckleys, this one isn't a bad choice. Buckley seems to be more concerned with getting in digs at Democrats and Europe and other Washington insiders. The blurbs on the back are all from Washington insiders (George Will, John Kenneth Galbraith, David A. Stockman, and Bob Woodward). It might be funny to them and other politicos. It’s good that they can laugh at themselves. Uproariously funny at a Washington cocktail party of the time I’m sure. But not outside the beltway. (Full review at my blog) sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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With a pajama-clad President Reagan refusing to leave the White House on his successor's Inauguration Day, Buckley has given this farce of Oval Office politics a nearly perfect beginning. Parodying the familiar form of the White House memoir, Buckley recounts the turbulent years of the Democratic Tucker administration, as told by loyalist Herbert Wadlough. Through this former accountant's eyes, we see the infighting that plagues the White House, the President's faltering marriage to a former starlet, and his ongoing crises. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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I definitely would recommend this book for fans of Buckley. If you have yet to read any of his work, I would start with a more contemporary work. ( )