Goodnight Bush (2008)

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Author

Erich Origen

Genre

Humor

Rating

4.03 of 5 Votes: 1

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ISBN

031604041X (ISBN13: 9780316040419)

Language

English

Publisher

Little, Brown and Company

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About book Goodnight Bush (2008)

I came across this book while looking for "Goodnight, Moon." I've seen a few parodies of "GM" over the years, but this one is the most overtly political. I'd be okay with that if there was some constancy to what was being told, "good night." For example, there are pages that say, "Goodnight Rule of Law/And goodnight Mardi Gras,"* which makes sense as one could argue these things went buh-bye under Bush. However, there are also "goodnights" for Dick Cheney and FOX, which would've flourished under Bush, so the writers aren't consistent. Nice try, though.*Clear reference to Katrina. As a bookstore employee I can attest that people are COMPELLED to read this book out loud. As such, I've heard it many many times now and am still agape that they managed to get away with it (legally, I mean) because it cleaves so closely to the original. Personally, I'm just about as tired of Bush-bashing as I am of Bush himself, but if you're going to do it, this is the way.Except that somehow it is the most foul-smelling new book I've ever encountered. Not quite sure why that is.