Category Archive: Politics

‘They Eat Puppies, Don’t They?’ by Christopher Buckley: B (80%) – Aggregate Book Review

Above Average: 80%

A satire concerned with avoiding war with China, most found the book pretty humorous, though a main issue was that the politics of the book already feel dated, as the story takes place in the Bush era and the political climate has already changed immensely.

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‘The Orphan Master’s Son’ by Adam Johnson: B (82%) – Aggregate Book Review

Above Average: 82%

A graphic and sometimes-depressing novel about oppression in North Korea, its story is vivid and effective, though sometimes a little absurd.

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‘The Fat Years’ by Koonchung Chan: B (81%) – Aggregate Book Review

Above Average: 81%

This extremely relevant novel about a (semi) dystopian future-China was hailed as an important political work even if the third act did fall a bit flat (though that was mainly attributed to the English translation)

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‘That Used to be Us’ by Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum: F (42%) – Aggregate Book Review

Avoid: 42%

An interesting book about America’s current problems and how to fix them, though most believed the book didn’t discuss actual solutions, and when it did, they were neither practical nor groundbreaking.

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‘Back to Work’ by Bill Clinton: F (50%) – Aggregate Book Review

‘Back to Work’ by Bill Clinton

Avoid: 50%

‘Back to Work’ offers clear solutions Clinton believes will bring America out of the recession, but the book is plagued by implausibility and Clinton’s role in policy-making that led to the book’s stated problems.

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