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Summary: Don't Waste Your Time
Review: This is one of the most uninteresting novels I have ever read. There was nothing in the whole book that was worth reading. The characters are so 1 dimensional that from the get go you can see through them all and wish you weren't reading the book. I finished the novel, just to see if it ever redeems itself. Please don't waste your time.
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Summary: I could almost believe it
Review: This was a pretty good book. I found the beginning to drag a lot and a few times I really wanted to put it down but I went on and on the whole I am really glad I did. Once the book picked up it was hard to put down. The ending was cool and in this day and age really believable.
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Summary: An Excellent Spoof of a Genre, Politics and Current Events
Review: As a devoted fan of the 'Aliens Are Among Us' literary theme, I always make a special effort to read any example of the genre, no matter how good or bad the writing. Buckley's latest work, however, truly surprised me with its quality writing, side-splitting humor and dead-on-target sarcastic commentary about aliens and alien abductions, a much maligned subject that quite frankly deserves to be much maligned.Little Green takes the reader into the life of one John Oliver Bannion (whose initials have some disturbing Biblical connotations), a staunch Guardian of the Establisment and deeply entrenched member of the Beltway Elite. Bannion is something of a political gadfly, and delights in skewering uppity politicians with smug intellectualism on his highly rated political news hour. As such, although he is the last person any one would point to as being an 'alien abductee', we can rest assured that once Bannion uses his nationwide popularity and broadcast TV to tell his unbelievable story, every single one of the numerous enemies he's made will be giddy with glee. Well, you can guess quite accurately the rest. Of course, his life is turned upside down, his marriage falls apart, his Beltway 'friends' fall by the wayside, and our hero eventually runs happily into the smothering embrace of the lunatic fringe. But then, something strange happens. It would seem that an alien abductee of such high political and social standing gives a new luster to the charges made by kooks of all stripes about UFOS and government involvement. And as luck would have it, this former political icon and total blowhard is transformed, and ultimately becomes the Messiah of a Movement, a counter-cultural icon whose mission is to get the government to tell THE TRUTH about aliens. In short, all your standard props about aliens, alien abductions, and UFOs are here, and they are all spoofed in top form. I especially liked the part involving the intervention set up by his friends, and Bannion's wry comment that the good thing about an intervention is that you learn from it which of your friends you really don't like. On the whole, the book is very well plotted, chock full of solidly motivated characters, and overflowing with hilarious scenes. This is definitely one of those books that you will enjoy reading while sitting in your favorite chair, in your favorite place, sipping away at your favorite drink. Savor this literary treat, and sneak away to a quite place, where you can let the chuckles linger for a while.
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Summary: Witty / Funny
Review: John Bannion / Talk Show Host, dry "I am smarter than you" journalist is abducted not once, but twice by aliens. He immediately buys into the fact he has been abducted and starts telling the world all about it. Along the way this book pokes fun at Washington, DC and politics in general. At times this book is maybe too serious to be a 5 star comedy. But, overall this book was fun, light and witty. A- Joseph Dworak
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Summary: You're not paranoid if they really are after you....
Review: This is a funny book, a classic Chris Buckley satire. He spoofs talking-head news analysts, conspiracy theories, and the beltway elite, among others. The premise is a bit more far-fetched than his other books, but he does manage to make it work. Not as good as "Thank You For Smoking", but still an entertaining book that will have you chuckling.
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Summary: Wonderful premise...but it never gets off the ground
Review: Chris Buckley has spun another masterpiece, a worthy successor to the fabulous "Thank You for Smoking." The mildly absurd plot is made plausible by Buckley's astute insight into the institutional lunacy of both government and the media. As usual, Buckley pierces the inflated egos of the bureacracy (both in the media and public service) with his intellect and wit. Like most of his works, you won't want to put down this fun and funny work.
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Summary: Hysterical romp through conspiracy theories
Review: The conspiracy theorists are right: the government is hiding something from us. According to Christopher Buckley, the big secret is this: the government is responsible for the reports of alien activity. The super-secret organisation known as MJ-12 flattens fields and abducts lonely housewives. One night, Nathan gets fed up with his lack of advancement. Drunk, he decides to abduct John Oliver Banion, a successful political talk-show host. After the second abduction, Banion goes public with his experiences, resulting in the loss of his entire life. Banion is approached by other UFO abductees, all of whom he vaguely feels as if they're just lonely people who need some excitement in their lives. However, he can't deny his own experiences, and continues to attempt to force Congress into conducting hearings. Finally, he organises a march on Washington. Watching the monster he has created, and disgraced from MJ-12, Nathan tries to fix the situation. He and Banion team up and take on the government's only secret. In this book, Buckley skewers everyone from the government to UFO fanatics. Although his targets are relatively easy to take to task, his deft handling of the story has laugh-out-loud results. I devoured this book overnight. When I was finished, a friend immediately borrowed it after noticing how hard I was laughing. It is a great light-hearted read.
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