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Liked It “One of the best books ever. Molly Ivins at her absolute best.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Given all that has happened since this book was written in 1999, it is seriously outdated. In any event, it appears to have been written more for the Texas political insider than the general reader. I found it heavy-going.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“One of the best books ever. Molly Ivins at her absolute best.”
Pratt Wiley wrote this review Wednesday, August 4, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Given all that has happened since this book was written in 1999, it is seriously outdated. In any event, it appears to have been written more for the Texas political insider than the general reader. I found it heavy-going.”
Mary Nitsch wrote this review Tuesday, June 29, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Molly Ivins... RIP. What a great book. What an amazing lady.”
Phoebe V wrote this review Monday, October 26, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Practically unreadable, incredibly boring, possibly due to her subject matter, who is also unreadable and incredibly boring.”
Kassiana wrote this review Sunday, June 28, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I miss molly Ivins.”
Mary Ellen M wrote this review Monday, May 18, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Molly Ivins was an amazing journalist, and this book is proof of that. In it Ivins traced the ignorant, self-absorbed young George W.'s embarassing and self-destructive behaviour during college, on through his failed attempt to run a private business (which he drove into bankruptcy) and on through his time as governor and the harm his policies did to many Texans.
Kristen R wrote this review Wednesday, December 10, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Every contention Ivins makes is sourced, and I went and looked up a bunch of them, and every single one proved out as confirmable.
This book is definitely a slam of Bush the younger, make no mistake that Molly Ivins was not a fan of George's. However, she's also a strong enough writer that she details the list of embarassments that have made up Bush's career in ways that are actually funny and quite entertaining.
If you think George W. Bush is terrific, then this book isn't for you - you won't like it. But if you are interested in actual, documented facts about how Bush has been protected and shielded from the negative consequences of his incompetence and bad choices throughout his entire life, you may want to check this out!
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“Molly Ivins was a brilliant, funny, astute writer. This was a very good read - assuming you despise Bush as much as I do! Too bad Ivins missed her guess about Bush's political life being short!”
Judy A wrote this review Saturday, February 9, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I love this woman, Molly Ivins! Snappy, witty and hilarious. (She died in 2007 after a long battle with breast cancer.) I wish more people would have read this enlightening exposé of Bush before he was elected. It's no wonder he's one of the worst presidents the U.S. has ever had. Sure, he's a good ole boy -- but not President material. Molly knew it too.”
Dina W wrote this review Friday, January 4, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Shrub has been the leader of the free world for 7 years.”
Kate MacDonald wrote this review Saturday, December 8, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“If you read Texas writer Molly Ivans' columns you already know how willing and able she is to skewer George W. (or any politician) on the point of her pen. This little book was written before the 2000 election, and it traces George W's political life to that point. I don't know if what she says is tremendously funny, or just very sad, but I enjoyed every minute of it. ”
sthurner wrote this review Monday, December 18, 2006. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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