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Summary: Good but not great
Review: This is mildly amusing but can't compare to Buckley's classic, Thank You for Smoking.
The book starts out well---excellent premise (the US is staging alien abductions to up budgets) and Banion is the kind of oozing slime one loves to hate but somehow it just doesn't hang together well. There are a couple of good laughs but Buckley seems to be straining to make the laughs. A disappointment (buy a copy of Thank You for Smoking instead!).
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Summary: fun stuff, a quick read
Review: I became a fan of Buckley last year when I read his very funny book, Thank You For Smoking. So naturally, when Little Green Men arrived in paperback, I snapped it up. Little Green Men is about a pompous political talk-show host who gets abducted by aliens--twice--and then goes on a crusade to have congress open up hearings on the existence of UFO's. Buckley consistently makes me chuckle out loud while reading his books. If it's not the situations and characters themselves or his skeweringly funny footnotes, the very names he gives his fringe characters crack me up. For instance, the protagonist's talk show rivals are named Tony Flemm and Brent Boreman. I loved the first half of Little Green Men, but it slowed considerably in the second half before picking up again at the climactic finish. This book is only 300 pages long and I consumed it like candy. Little Green Men is a fun read but it's not quite as good as Thank You For Smoking. (2000)
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Summary: Funny Footnotes and More!
Review: I guess I'm a little thick, or dull, or not as perceptive as some other folks, because I think I missed most of the inside jokes in this book. And I can assure you that even if you don't "get it" that Banion is a thinly disguised version of Will, you'll still find plenty to laugh about in this wonderful witty gem of a novel. Even the footnotes are funny.
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Summary: Hilarious
Review: Little Green Men has an intricate imaginative plot, Buckley teases the reader with a wry taunt at the American government, the redneck's of this world and our general naivety. I thoroughly enjoyed the style and story.A must read for all abductees.
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Summary: Pundits In Space
Review: Christopher Buckley -- one of my favorite humorists, and today's most insightful writer on the culture of Washington -- asks an interesting question: "What if George F. Will was abducted by aliens?"
And that's pretty much it. That notion is a hilarious joke, but it is hardly enough to stretch to the length of a novel. While much of it is funny, the problem with writing a novel is that one needs a plot, and once Buckley starts explaining what's really happening to his character (not named George Will, of course, but the resemblance is striking) the book gets bogged down.
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Summary: Read it, but not first.
Review: This is funny and worth reading, but just not as good as either the White House Mess, or Thank You for Smoking. Read those first, and then this. But definately read these books. They're absolutely hillarious. Definately the funniest, most entertaining books I've ever read.
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Summary: Genuinely funny
Review: LITTLE GREEN MEN is a wry and sarcastic look at both the elite and nutty fringe elements in American society, but first and foremost it's an entertaining piece of humor fiction. If you're ready for comedy that relies on social observation rather than profanity or slapstick, then get your hands on this one.
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Summary: A nice story, but...
Review: Buckley leads the reader on a romp through America, ranging from the private parties of the Washington elite to the stereotypical trailer park abductees.... He chooses to clarify vocabularly that doesn't need it, apparently doubting the intelligence of those of us outside Washington. If you've read Buckley before and like his style, go for it. If not, I'd recommend staying away.
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Summary: Good Dirty Fun (Cody Hart 7)
Review: This book was a very exciting romp around Washington D.C. It was entertaining to read and think about all of the issues brought up. Although the plot and characters weren't really realistic and have some major issues if they do. It starts off slow just talking about the main character's(John O' Banion) life, and how good it was at the time. Once the action starts it never stops coming. John O' Banion was a wonderful character with a great sense of humor and witty outlooks on politics. Another outstanding character in this book is Roz. She knows the whole was through what is going on and I would just love to be in her shoes at the time. The references to the reason abductions happens is very iterresting and makes you think about our government. All around this book twists and turns making you wonder what is really going on in our nation's capitol.
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Summary: Hello from the world
Review: Wow! I can't recall the last time I actually laughed out loud while reading a book. My contagious giggling actually caused my wife to suggest I read it only while alone and in an enclosed room. Satire is best when nobody is safe and Buckley spares no one. Everyone from white trash, "X Files" buffs, politicians to the sexually dysfunctional are lampooned with utter hilarity. I dare you to read this without cracking a smile! I'll bet UFO conspiracy theorists are forming up as we speak to lynch Buckley. Always worth a smile or two, I'll never be able to look at one again without bursting out in laughter. In an age where government scandals and cover-ups have been decidedly un-funny, this book is a welcome change. In this era in which people think that poking fun is offensive, I love the fact that Buckley pulls no punches and really goes out of his way to offend everybody! Forget politically correct, leave your cares at the door and lose yourself in a wild ride full of hilarious characters and dead pan humor.
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