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Confessions, Adventures, Essays, And (other) Outrages of P. J. O'rourke, this is the first collection of wildly humorous essays from the former editor-in-chief of National Lampoon.
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In the twenty-one pieces collected in this book, P.J. O’Rourke visits the Lebanese civil war and the Marcos election campaign, sees Russia through the bottom of a vodka bottle and examines sundry aspects of Western civilization, such as the great bicycle menace, the history of the last fifteen minutes and ‘How to drive fast on drugs while getting your wing-wang squeezed and not spill your drink’ ‘This boozy hymn to home – to America – is funny because it is resonantly true . . . For conservatives and liberals, or for anyone bent double under the weight of political earnestness, Republican Party Reptile is a wonderful bonus indeed’ Wall Street Journal ‘He is funny. As with Evelyn Waugh, I can see why he makes me laugh, but I can’t see why he makes me laugh so much’ Chris Peachment, The Times ‘The funniest wind-up artist to emerge from America since Hunter S. Thompson’ Time Out ‘P.J. O’Rourke has to be the funniest writer going, and boy does he go. This is high-octane wit, S. J. Perelman on acid’ Christopher Buckley ‘Extremely literate, funny, irreverent and refreshingly unpatriotic . . . these essays are a delight’ Daily Telegraph ‘The funniest American writer I have read since Thurber’ Tom Sharpe
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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'Republican Party Reptile' is a collection of essays and journalism in which P J O'Rourke sets out to prove that it's not just liberals who know how to crack jokes. He aims his special brand of sex, drug and beer fuelled humour on such diverse subjects as war torn Beirut, leafy New Hampshire and prime-time TV. Democrats, liberals and others whose political colours are tinged pink should not be put off, O'Rourke's chauvinistic and flag-waving convictions are at least honestly expressed and are tempered with equally as much self-depreciation and compassion. He is surely one of very few writers who can, with all sincerity, combine a tearful vigil in a Manilla church with a high speed chase across his beloved USA in a Ferrari within a hundred pages. O'Rourke is a writer of contrasts and contradictions so he is unlikely to change too many minds or challenge many sacredly held beliefs, but you may fall off the fence with laughter, proving at least the hypothesis that Republicans can have a good time.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This was PJ's first anthology and it's a wicked delight. Two highlights: the immortal, "How To Drive Fast On Drugs While Getting Your Wing-Wang Squeezed Without Spilling Your Drink", the essential guide to irresponsible driving: "There's lots of argument about what kind of car drives best. Some say a front-wheel drive car. Some say a rear-wheel drive. I say it's a rental car. There are things you can do with a rental car that are just impossible with any other kind of vehicle." (I may be paraphrasing slightly here.) Equally dazzling is "Ship of Fools", a stunning and riotous account of PJ's trip down the Volga "as seen through the bottom of a vodka glass" in the company of some very dodgy "peace activists": "She thought the Soviet Union was heaven on earth, but she was bringing her own toilet paper."
I've howled over this collection (which also contains the first of PJ's brilliant travel pieces, which have come to dominate his writing for Rolling Stone) innumerable times. Pour some iced Stoli, kick back and enjoy.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Ohhhhhh so good. Dry, acerbic, breathtaking, slightly shocking, incredibly self-aware post-teen humour from the best American author ever. If you don't laugh out loud at this book, then you have never really tried to enjoy yourself properly.
Massively recommended.
Massively recommended.
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