Laughing at Politics (and life in general)
 
 







  
A Dirty Job: A Novel251 reviews
Christopher Moore

William Morrow, 2006

My favorite

+ really good book!
+ KITTY!

This is by far my favorite Christopher Moore book. I work on an oncology/hospice unit and found this book to have a great message regarding death.
  
  











  



  
Washington Schlepped Here: Walking in the Nation's Capital (Crown Journeys)13 reviews
Christopher Buckley

Crown, 2003

God and Man in Das Capital

+ Buckley interjects humor into what could have been a dull book
+ Lots of fun, and some great info too.

Chris Buckley has written another funny book, this one a semi-insider's guide to the nation's capital. Like me, Buckley is not a native but has been living in DC for a while. He came here to work for George Bush the elder, I came here to be near my ex-wife's relatives. Clearly he had better luck. ...
  
  











  



  
How I Conquered Your Planet15 reviews
John Swartzwelder

Kennydale Books, 2006

The Novella Fella

+ A decent and funny story
+ The weakest of Swartzwelder's books is still a fun/funny read.
+ If you like the simpsons...
  
  











  



  
The White House Mess16 reviews
Christopher Buckley

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1995

FUNNY, FUNNY, FUNNY

+ Gilbert and Sullivan turn
+ Where to go after "Thank You For Smoking"
+ Is Christopher Buckley a secret psychic friend?
  
  











  



  
Bloodsucking Fiends173 reviews
Christopher Moore

Harper Paperbacks, 2004

At His best...

+ Fair quality - good book!
+ Witty and absurd
+ Funny and a little freaky...
+ America's Greatest Comic-Fantasy Writer
  
  











  



  
Wet Work3 reviews
Christopher Buckley

Allison & Busby, 2003

Imagine a cross between Tom Clancy and Tom McGuane

A simple premise ... a wealthy American businessman's only granddaugter dies of a cocaine overdose. He decides that he's going to kill everyone who had anything to do with it, starting with her boyfriend and ending with the head of the Columbian drug cartel. Along the way yachts are wrecked and ...
  
  











  



  
Little Green Men: A Novel86 reviews
Christopher Buckley, Random House Inc.

Harper Perennial, 2000

Amusing

+ Great read
+ Was this alien BO?

There are plenty of stories about contact with aliens, including a plethora dealing with government conspiracies to conceal such contact. In Little Green Men, Christopher Buckley offers his own take on these stories and has delivered a fun novel. Little Green Men centers on John Banion, the ...
  
  











  



  
No Way to Treat a First Lady: A Novel59 reviews
Christopher Buckley

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003

Very Enjoyable

+ Entertaining
+ White House sexual escapades provide forum for skewering law and journalism
+ But A Great Way To Treat A Reader
  
  











  



  
The Deeper Meaning of Liff: A Dictionary of Things There Aren't Any Words for Yet--But There Ought to Be17 reviews
Douglas Adams, John Lloyd

Three Rivers Press, 2005

A new reason to Hitchike along the Adams' Galaxy

+ Humorous bathroom material
+ I love it!

Really funny and amusing. It is a new delight of the many that Douglas Adams have been providing to his readers. Praise also to John Lloyd, whose Spitting Image are also a delight to watch. I strongly recommend this book.
  
  











  



  
Fight Club: A Novel673 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk

W. W. Norton, 2005

Inspiring Work

+ Chuck Palahniuk
+ Fight Club For Life
+ Indescribably brilliant
+ Thanks
  
  











  



  
Practical Demonkeeping127 reviews
Christopher Moore

Harper Paperbacks, 2004

Great Book

+ Love Christopher Moore!
+ Pratical Demonkeeping
+ Practical Demonkeeping: A Comedy of Horrors
  
  











  



  
Happy Valley: A Novel2 reviews
Sugar Ray Dodge

iUniverse, Inc., 2007

Sugar Ray Dodge is a Genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

+ A wonderful read

This is a ground breaking novel! Happy Valley sends you on an intense rollercoaster ride with an ending that you never see coming! This novel will have you on the edge of your seat until the last word! Sugar Ray Dodge's writing style is not only the future of Mormon literature, but modern ...
  
  











  



  
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy883 reviews
Douglas Adams

Del Rey, 1995

Still not available for Australian Kindle Readers

+ Good, but not mind-blowingly awesome.
+ Most hilarious book ever

Soooooo Long and thanks for all the Fish.... well... I would like to be enjoying reading these books again... this time on my Kindle... but alas... they STILL aren't available to Australian Amazon Kindle users.... this Regional restriction is quite ridiculous.. I can buy this book as a remainder in ...
  
  











  



  
Jennifer Government185 reviews
Max Barry

Vintage, 2004

Corporate greed

+ Great book!
+ Free Market Idealism Taken To The Extreme

It is a new America. America controls Australia and is run by corporations. Your identity is linked to the company you work for. Unemployed persons have no last name. Children are named for the corporate run schools they attend (Mattell, McDonalds, etc.) Jennifer Government is a law enforcement ...
  
  











  



  
The Time Machine Did It46 reviews
John Swartzwelder

Kennydale Books, 2004

Ham

+ Unbelievably funny
+ Swartzwelder!
+ Laugh Out Loud Literature
  
  











  



  
Practical Demonkeeping127 reviews
Christopher Moore

Harper Paperbacks, 2004

Great Book

+ Love Christopher Moore!
+ Pratical Demonkeeping
+ Practical Demonkeeping: A Comedy of Horrors
  
  











  



  
No Way to Treat a First Lady: A Novel59 reviews
Christopher Buckley

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003

Very Enjoyable

+ Entertaining
+ White House sexual escapades provide forum for skewering law and journalism
+ But A Great Way To Treat A Reader
  
  











  



  
The Deeper Meaning of Liff: A Dictionary of Things There Aren't Any Words for Yet--But There Ought to Be17 reviews
Douglas Adams, John Lloyd

Three Rivers Press, 2005

A new reason to Hitchike along the Adams' Galaxy

+ Humorous bathroom material
+ I love it!

Really funny and amusing. It is a new delight of the many that Douglas Adams have been providing to his readers. Praise also to John Lloyd, whose Spitting Image are also a delight to watch. I strongly recommend this book.
  
  











  



  
Jennifer Government185 reviews
Max Barry

Vintage, 2004

Corporate greed

+ Great book!
+ Free Market Idealism Taken To The Extreme

It is a new America. America controls Australia and is run by corporations. Your identity is linked to the company you work for. Unemployed persons have no last name. Children are named for the corporate run schools they attend (Mattell, McDonalds, etc.) Jennifer Government is a law enforcement ...
  
  











  



  
Bloodsucking Fiends173 reviews
Christopher Moore

Harper Paperbacks, 2004

At His best...

+ Fair quality - good book!
+ Witty and absurd
+ Funny and a little freaky...
+ America's Greatest Comic-Fantasy Writer
  
  











  






   



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