Thank You for Smoking: A Novel
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"Nick Naylor had been called many things since becoming chief spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies. But until now no one had actually compared him to Satan." They might as well have, though. "Gucci Goebbels," "yuppie Mephistopheles," and "death merchant" are just a few endearments Naylor has earned himself as the tobacco lobby's premier spin doctor. The hero of Thank You for Smoking does of course have his fans. His arguments against the neo-puritanical antismoking trends of the '90s have made him a repeat guest on Larry King, and the granddaddy of Winston-Salem wants him to be the anointed heir. Still, his newfound notoriety has unleashed a deluge of death threats.
Christopher Buckley's satirical gift shines in this hilarious look at the ironies of "personal freedom" and the unbearable smugness of political correctness. Bracing in its cynicism, Thank You for Smoking is a delightful meander off the beaten path of mainstream American ethics. And despite his hypertension-inducing, slander-splattered, morally bankrupt behavior--which leads one Larry King listener to describe him as "lower than whale crap"--you'll find yourself rooting for smoking's mass enabler. --Rebekah Warren -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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"Nick Naylor had been called most things since becoming chief spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies, but until now no one had actually compared him to Satan." So begins the adventures of this protagonist, a shamelessly slimy yuppie and PR flack par excellence for the tobacco industry. The story, such as it is, consists of Naylor's attempts to prop up his failing corporate star by expanding his defense of the evil weed. Working the airwaves, he engineers successful, hysterical appearances on Oprah and Larry King , after which he's kidnapped by anti-tobacco terrorists who attempt to murder him by plastering his body with nicotine patches. As usual, Buckley's humor is over the top, although he doesn't exactly choose tough targets (his previous novel, The White House Mess , tackled the decline and fall of the Reagan/Bush dynasty). But the blatant immorality of Big Tobacco inspires some wonderfully comic vehicles, such as the delightfully morbid M.O.D. (Merchants of Death) squad, a semi-secret weekly lunch club that consists of Naylor and fellow flacks for the NRA and the alcohol industry. The silly plot sometimes gets in the way of the funny stuff, and it's far more entertaining to watch Naylor try to maintain his fiefdom and satisfy his libido amid the madcap spin control. Buckley is a smoother, funnier and more refined heir apparent to Art Buchwald's throne, and this book cements his position as the best up-and-coming political satirist on the literary map. Author tour.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .
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Laughed out loud,
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this book is a great read. Smoker or non, you will laugh through the whole thing.
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Good - not great,
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A pretty funny book and a nice light read but that's it (for better Buckley humor see 'God is my Broker'). It's hip to like Buckley these days. Similar to Dave Barry reviews, the exaggerated praises wear a bit thin over time ( e.g. 'I laughed out loud for weeks', etc). His 'look at me, I'm inside the beltway' act is also getting tired. All this being said, I still recommend this book - just not the accompanying hype.
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Brilliant writing, hilarious insights,
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My husband asked me to read this to provide him with my view on whether this novel would be an appropriate book to assign for an undergraduate class on political parties and interest groups. When I finally got to it in my (despairingly large) pile of "must reads," I wearily resigned myself to what a I thought would be unsubtle insider jokes and hackneyed cynicism. Much to my delight, I discovered that the writing was absolutely brilliant -- tight, funny, sophisticated, and original. While the characters, both the neo-puritans and the MOD squad, are Seinfeld-esque in their nihilism and unlikability (even the ending does not redeeem our protagonist -- And whatever happened to his first wife and child? They just dropped right off the map!), the fast-moving plot and brilliant verbal "jujitsuing" provide more than enough entertainment for the reader. Ultimately, I suggested that the book was perhaps too sexually provocative for undergrads, but I heartily recommend it to adults.
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