The Body Politic

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Summary: Enjoyable, slightly fluffy piece
Review: An enjoyable, lightweight book written in snappy style. The vice president is dead (reason why is... well, peculiar, but based on a real event), and his wife subsequently takes over the job.

The characters inside, incidently, bear fairly little resemblance to the current politicians. Stereotypes pop out of corners at times, but they don't really detract from the wildly odd tale.

It's not Lord of the Rings. It's not War And Peace. But it is a nice little diversion.

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Summary: The Rockefeller Connection
Review: As co-author of "The Body Politic," I feel it necessary to inform some of the bilious Democrats reviewing the book that the political figure on whom the fiction was based was one-time Vice President Nelson Rockefeller (1974-77), who died of a heart attack while in the company of a young female aide. At the time the novel was written (1988), my co-author Lynne Cheney's husband Dick was as far removed from the prospect of becoming Vice President as Placido Domingo. And the Second Lady's becoming VP in his place was, as David Boies is my witness, entirely my idea. Read the book. Better still, buy it first, then read it.

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Summary: uhhhhhh..
Review: bad fiction is what happens when you churn out books to try and capitalize on your name.

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Summary: Lynne's Curse on Dick?
Review: I find it rather interesting that Mrs. Cheney penned this book in light of her husband's heart disease. And then, Dick suffers another heart attack at the age of 59, just like the character. Are darker forces at play?

In all seriousness, this book doesn't deserve all the hype it is getting. It is not a bad book, but it is also not all that good either. It tries to be funny without really accomplishing it. For true, classic political satire try Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita. That book is so much above Lynne Cheney's book that I would cringe to even make a comparison.

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Summary: DO NOT waste your time.
Review: I just bought this book and it really stinks. The cover claims it's "rollicking" and that it does for Washington, D.C., what Bonfire of the Vanities did for New York City. I'm not saying the people that wrote these reviews were lying, but I'd sure like to have some of whatever they're imbibing.

I had to write this review just to counter the glowing reviews it got here. If you enjoy a well-crafted political thriller, or a comic romp, DO NOT waste your time here.

(I gave this book one star because I wasn't allowed to give it minus two stars!)

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Summary: DO NOT waste your time.
Review: I just bought this book and it really stinks. The cover claims it's "rollicking" and that it does for Washington, D.C., what Bonfire of the Vanities did for New York City. I'm not saying the people that wrote these reviews were lying, but I'd sure like to have some of whatever they're imbibing.

I had to write this review just to counter the glowing reviews it got here. If you enjoy a well-crafted political thriller, or a comic romp, DO NOT waste your time here.

(I gave this book one star because I wasn't allowed to give it minus two stars!)

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Summary: Food for Thought...
Review: Lynn Cheney made a mistake with this novel; that mistake was letting her husband know of her primal yearnings to become the first female vice prez of the usa. Silly Lynn, doesn't she know that this book is sending a sublinimal message to Dick?(Have a frickin heart attack you old wifebeater). This novel is poorly written, poorly presented, and doesn't exactly make me turn the pages with enthusiasm. 1 star (Please don't waste your money on this book, buy something else like a Sony minidisc player).

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Summary: The Body Politics
Review: The humor and light hearted approach to Government in particular, and to life in general, is very refreshing, and fun to read. Having viewed Mrs. Chaney for many years, she seems to be lacking humor, which suggests that Perhaps Mr. Gold is the primary author, a view supported by his review of this book in which he takes credit for a, or possible "the", key element in the book, the one dealing with the first female Vice President of the United States.

The book is fun to read, it is not a master piece, but never-the-less a worth while onvestment in time to read.

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Summary: uhhhhhh..
Review: This is a fun to read political thriller that accounts for a conspiracy to cover-up the death of the Vice President. If you are interested in U.S. politics, government officials, conspiracies, or scandals, you will enjoy this fast-paced easy and enjoyable read. Both serious and humerous, this novel delivers an interesting look into the questionable behaviour of our nation's biggest players.