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Make Russia Great Again by Christopher Buckley

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Is satire dead in the age of Trump? Christopher Buckley returns to the genre to find out.

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The Captain and the Glory by Dave Eggers

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

I get that it is hard to make satire of our current situation but isn't that what talented writers are supposed to offer?

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The Failure of Satire – The Cockroach by Ian McEwan

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Kevin Holtsberry / 2 Comments

The satire comes off not as comic genius but as another example of the mindset that leads to populist revolts.

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The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck by Sarah Knight

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

The concept of balancing honesty and politeness in order to focus on things that matter to you is sound but not sure how much depth is here after you get over t...

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The Jesus Cow by Michael Perry

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

If you enjoy light-handed satire and humor and don't need a lot of narrative drive or suspense you will enjoy The Jesus Cow. If you have lived in small town mi...

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The Happiest People in the World by Brock Clarke

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Like so much of Clarke's work it is full of brutally honest appraisals of human nature and tendencies but also absurd events and dark humor. But Clarke's chara...

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