A review by jeffgrann
In Persuasion Nation by George Saunders

5.0

Loved many of these stories. The I CAN SPEAK story is hilarious and insightful, captures the craziness of parenthood and their markets. Not far from the Mozart baby tapes. The Red Ribbon one was also fantastic in capturing the brother-in-laws empowerment and identity formation as a protector based on others' loss. Some lasting concepts here that reflect powerful psychological reactions that can lead to harmful results. See Iraq war.

Feeling a little meta writing such an endorsing review of a book that lampoons our commercial ills so well.