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Summary: Hilarious
Review: My first time reading Buckley - he is an exceptional writer and this book is hilarious. Unfortunately, I really could see something like this happening in the US ... art really does imitate life at times.
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Summary: A very funny, funny, funny book!!
Review: This was my first C. Buckley book and I was impressed at how witty the writing was. Not only was the premise wonderfully crazy, but the prose was also razor sharp. I could imagine the insane goings on that these people were living. Writing comedy is difficult and I think that Buckley did a great job. I just bought the "smoking" book and am looking forward to laughing out loud again.
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Summary: An Underappreciated Gem
Review: You don't have to be a sci-fi fan to appreciate Buckley's wicked sense of humor. While the subject matter alone might turn readers off, this book is a laugh a minute riot. An excelllent transition from his previous masterpiece Thank You for Smoking.
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Summary: Still among the best of the breed.
Review: "Smoking" was, without a doubt, a much funnier book than "Little Green Men." But with so much garbage passed off as literature these days (witness Oprah's recommendations), it should be an occasion for parades when books such as "Little Green Men" appear. Our culture takes itself far too seriously these days. Practically gone is the laugh-for-the-laugh's-sake type writing. Buckley, T.C. Boyle (my choice for vital literature), Martin Amis, sometimes Chabon try to keep the comic heart beating, but it is faint. On a sidenote: Did anyone happen to count the typos in "Little Green Men?" There must have been dozens, in many cases whole words left out. I edit for a living. I learned long ago that spellcheck is no substitute for eyeballs. No fault of Buckley's, obviously, but he might check into what happened.
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Summary: Ain't Thank You For Smoking
Review: I love Christopher Buckley's writing and always turn to his pieces first when they appear in the New Yorker. But I was disappointed with his latest book. Compared with Thank Your For Smoking, this book is flat. I couldn't relate to any of the characters. Better luck next time.
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Summary: Funny, Funny, Funny
Review: It's a great book, and as funny as anything he has written. Although his broad strokes are great, his best stuff is the understated under the radar wit.
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Summary: Another gem from one of America's top writers
Review: Buckley continues to deliver in his lastest work of fiction, lampooning Washington D.C, tabloids and the X file craze. In "Little Green Men, Buckely builds on his momentum from "Smoking" With tight prose, and a barbed wit that spares no government office or special interest group. Often called a modern-day Buchwald, Christopher Buckley continues to redifine political satire, and more importantly, forces us (if your willing) to laugh at ourselves. A GREAT READ!!!
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I loved Buckley's previous book, Thank You for Smoking, and eagerly anticipated the release of Little Green Men. I was disappointed. Gone are the cutting insights and absolutely hysterical humor. It seems as though, after making a name for himself with Smoking, Buckley has decided he no longer needs to work at his craft to win readers. That's a shame. I laughed out loud many times during Smoking, not once during this book. In fact, a barely managed a grin now and then. Buckley can be a simply terrific, engaging, and hilarious writer when he wants to be -- but not this time.
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Summary: It was John McLaughlin!
Review: I suspect Buckley borrowed more from McLaughlin than anyone else. "McLaughlin Group" is produced by "Oliver Productions." I thought the ego of Banion should have been explored more -- if he was as powerful as he thought, of course "aliens" would select him as their messenger. The ending fell a little flat for me -- the trial seemed a tacked-on artifice. Still, an enjoyable read -- and it would make a very funny movie (if put in the right hands.)
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Summary: very good
Review: A very funny book. Unlike some others I thought the Banion character was developed well and works nicely in this type of novel. If you're looking for something light and funny (but with substance) you should enjoy Little Green Men.
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