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Title: Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? The Best of Politically Incorrect by Bill Maher ISBN: 0-345-41281-8 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 20 May, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.14 (14 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Fairly Funny, But a "Shotgun" Approach
Comment: Bill Maher has cranked out a number of clever, memorable, very funny one-liners. Unfortunately, to do this he's had to toss off a much larger number of gags that just don't work very well. The book reflects this scattershot approach to his comedy: a few gems with a lot of mediocre filler. It doesn't diminish the value of his truly hilarious comments, but you do have to wade through a lot to get to the good stuff--kind of like a Mel Brooks movie.
As for the political content, I didn't make the mistake of bringing my personal politics into the process of reading political satire. If you're so hardcore that you think "I'm a Republican, so satire of Republicans can't be funny," then I pity you. Humor can and should rise above mere political affiliations, and I'd welcome equally funny material from any writer on the spectrum. Neal Boortz, for example, although I despise his politics, can be a very funny guy. So can Howard Stern. Do the "political ramifications" _really_ matter?
Leave your flag and soapbox at home and approach this book the way it's meant to be approached: as political satire, often mediocre, but occasionally brilliant.
Rating: 1
Summary: The low point of contemporary discourse
Comment: Bill Maher hosted a show in which loud opinion was passed off as knowledge, and moral posturing used in place of reason. It was seldom interesting except to those who found a hero to mouth their own personal predjudices. Occasionally you'd see someone with some actual knowledge- but they seldom were invited back. And then there was Maher himself, posing as David Brinkley.
Written down, without the smart-mouthed delivery, Maher's opinions come across as no more than poorly reasoned whining. Plenty of bitterness, but little humor or insight.
Rating: 3
Summary: By "Ride Alone" instead!!!
Comment: I found myself at an event in November 2002 where Bill was pushing his "When you Ride Alone, you Ride with Bin Laden" book. I was so fascinated with how good it was, and how creative it is, that I kind of went on a Bill Maher kick. I bought this book afterward.
Being an incredibly SLOW reader, I was still halfway though this little paperback in under an hour. It's mostly questions that were asked at a show, the occasional comment by Bill, and very rarely sprinkled with guests' answers. There are a few gems in it, but overall, your money is much better spent on "When you Ride Alone you ride with Bin Laden."
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Title: When You Ride Alone You Ride With Bin Laden: What the Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism by Bill Maher ISBN: 1893224902 Publisher: New Millenium Pr Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: True Story : A Novel by Bill Maher ISBN: 0743242513 Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Paper) Pub. Date: 05 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Spin This! : All the Ways We Don't Tell the Truth by Bill Press ISBN: 0743442679 Publisher: Atria Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title:Bill Maher - Victory Begins at Home ASIN: B0000U0X2K Publisher: Warner Home Video Pub. Date: 20 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $19.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $17.38 |
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Title:Politically Incorrect: Political Improvement ASIN: 6304189370 Publisher: Rhino Video Pub. Date: 17 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $9.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $9.95 |
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