Reviews
Hilarious . . . the book is full of wry observations on the follies ofWashingtonhigh life. What makes it laugh-out-loud funny is Buckley's sense of how little you have to exaggerate to makeWashingtonseem absurd., Christopher Buckley isAmerica's greatest living political satirist. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it . . . Just take my word for it, and the word is: delicious ., Buckley's ingenious and mischievous tale of a Washington shakeup via an injection of good old American authenticity is funny and entertaining . . . clever, merry, escapist., Christopher Buckley is America 's greatest living political satirist. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it . . . Just take my word for it, and the word is: delicious., "The premise of Christopher Buckley's new political comedy,Supreme Courtship, isn't all that far-fetched. In fact...this novel could more accurately be called near-fetched -- disarmingly, hilariously so...You'll be belly-laughing through Buckley's byzantine plot, which includesPeester v. Spendo-MaxCorp., a case in which a male shoplifter stuffing merchandise into a burqa sues the Reno police force for racial and religious profiling, and ends with theSupreme Court deciding a presidential election. As the president sighs, "It's not as though we haven't been there before." Last go-around, it wasn't quite so uproarious.", [SupremeCourtship] is full of such tasty nuggets, along with arcane Latin phrases and mirth-inducing names like Blyster Forkmorgan . . . One of the book's telling points is that he never mentions which poltical parties these folks represent, and you realize it doesn't much matetr. When you are sketching a political cartton, donkeys and elephants alike are juicy targets., "The premise of Christopher Buckley's new political comedy, Supreme Courtship , isn't all that far-fetched. In fact... this novel could more accurately be called near-fetched -- disarmingly, hilariously so ... You'll be belly-laughing through Buckley's byzantine plot , which includes Peester v. Spendo-Max Corp. , a case in which a male shoplifter stuffing merchandise into a burqa sues the Reno police force for racial and religious profiling, and ends with the Supreme Court deciding a presidential election. As the president sighs, "It's not as though we haven't been there before." Last go-around, it wasn't quite so uproarious.", [ SupremeCourtship] is full of such tasty nuggets, along with arcane Latin phrases and mirth-inducing names like Blyster Forkmorgan . . . One of the book's telling points is that he never mentions which poltical parties these folks represent, and you realize it doesn't much matetr. When you are sketching a political cartton, donkeys and elephants alike are juicy targets., As Jon Stewart proves,Washingtonis an easy target to satirize with its hypocrisy, ego-powered politicians and endless hot-air emissions.What sets Buckley apart is his ability to mockWashingtonyet convey a genuine admiration for many of its residents . . . Buckley remains hilarious., Hilarious . . . the book is full of wry observations on the follies of Washington high life. What makes it laugh-out-loud funny is Buckley's sense of how little you have to exaggerate to make Washington seem absurd., Once again, Buckley returns to his pet theme: the vanity and perfidy of the capital's ruling elite. And once again he delivers serious insights along with antics . . . Buckley has fun with the court's fractious politics and even more fun riffing on the strange creatures and customs of its marble halls . . . Buckley lampoons as an insider. A onetime speechwriter for George H.W. Bush, he knows the monograms on the linens and has supped with kings. But he's more an anthropologist than a settler of scores. His own libertarian-leaning politics shine through his narratives without weighing them down. And he's admirably fair-minded, skewering politically correct crusaders on one page and holy-rolling bigots on the next. His villains are Washington's ideologues, left and right, whose principles always boil down to self-regard. Buckley's heart belongs to the outsiders and mavericks who see through all the spin. Each of his novels may be light as air, but bit by bit they're building up into a significant social portrait, the beginnings of a vast Comédie-Washingtonienne . . . At a time of high political absurdity, Buckley remains our sharpest guide to the capital, and amore serious one than we may suppose., You can't make this stuff up . . . Unless of course you areChristopher Buckley, son of the late William, whose fictional satires are must-reads for those looking to understand our cultural moment, or at least have a few laughs at it. Buckley is a master at cooking up scenarios that are wild without being entirely absurd and populating them with attractive characters...