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cheryl6of8's review against another edition
3.0
I needed a good laugh or two so I snagged this book from the TBR pile. It worked. Sadly the funniest bits were the truest. Thanks, Dave!
djinn_n_juice's review against another edition
3.0
This one rivals Dave Barry Turns 40 as my favorite Dave Barry book, although that might be because I have an unhealthy obsession with politics. He takes shots at both of the big parties, so don't worry that yours will be left out.
He also takes shots at The West Wing, despite the fact that it's the best show ever. Just so you know, I don't approve of that bit. Bad Dave.
He also takes shots at The West Wing, despite the fact that it's the best show ever. Just so you know, I don't approve of that bit. Bad Dave.
nwhyte's review against another edition
http://nhw.livejournal.com/313691.html[return][return]Dave Barry is one of the funniest writers in the English language, but he is best at the length of his newspaper columns - his one novel, Big Trouble, is surprisingly flat. I did like his book on American history, Dave Barry Slept Here. This book, nominally about Washington DC and the US political system, contains some beautiful laugh out loud moments and some bits that are less memorable. One passage that stood out for me was his description of losing Democratic candidates, especially 1988's Michael Dukakis:[return][return]Dukakis was an intelligent man, but he was also a man who had essentially the same range of facial expressions as an iguana. He did not fire up audiences. When he was speaking, the audience expected that at any moment his tongue would come flicking out and snag a passing insect.[return][return]For those of us who remember those days, it all seems too true.[return][return]The best chapter, though, is the one on South Florida and why the rest of the US should expel it from the Union. Here his humour boils over into s
jezebelsk's review against another edition
3.0
Although the material is somewhat dated (pre 9/11), I still found the book rather amusing. Barry's take on government is pretty giggle-worthy, though he does take a nearly disc-long sidetrip into everything that makes his homestate of Florida weird.
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