Please be advised, Humpy, that the “I know you are but what am I” response is normally not used beyond 5th grade.
Or did you not make it past 5th grade?
Come on, don’t you remember “You’re the Puppet!”
He did say “normally”. Humpy and Trumpy are hardly normal.
Charlie Hebdo making light of the Russian Army choir plane crash seems like a stupid idea. Yes, I understand it’s what Charlie Hebdo does but I still think it’s stupid.
First I heard of it. It’s not just stupid; it’s disgusting.
AFAICT, they’ve made three references to the crash. The first one, not awful I guess.
The other two:
and
are just inexcusable IMO.
All quotes are from The Daily Fail.
Charlie Hebdo. I don’t know if they are “liberal” in the American political sense of the word, or not. If they are, then: Goddammit! French fuckin Liberals! I would say that you , Charlie Hebdo, are making American Liberals look bad, which I think is what this thread is about, but you are doing nothing of the sort, really.
Sigh. More retarded bullshit.
That’s o.k.-Just try to do better next time.
They are certainly leftists which makes them quite a bit more liberal than most.
Since it’s not the “Stupid Democrat idea of the day” thread, I didn’t get that this thread was solely about American politics and there’s no way I’m slogging through all of it to see if that’s the case.
I got it. I get the feeling that the OP of this thread has got a problem with American Liberals, just a feeling I get, and one of the amusing things about this thread is the lack of specific examples. So now we have a French example- that’s where I was coming from.
So, since this book was free, and only 53 pages, I decided to take one for the team, and read it.
It’s clear that the author is no fan of Trump, but there’s nothing to indicate that they’re a “liberal” either. It could have been written by any of the Republican “Never Trump” party, as the book mostly castigates Trump for his personal failings rather than any political issues. There’s even one point where one character makes a point of kind of agreeing with the voters who supported Trump because of his anti-globalization positions.
It does start with
a major red herring
and ends with
a sudden double-twist
As for the identity of the killer
the character described in the book description is actually not Melania
but as part of the twist, it is Melania who ends up killing him. Despite that:
Melania actually comes off somewhat sympathetic.
Not badly written (although I understand why Trump Bull-ievers might stop reading after the first five pages or so), and would actually make a pretty good thriller movie.
Thank you for your sacrifice, **Horatius **! Did the writer use UK English spelling by chance?
Anyway, I seriously do appreciate the effort and time you took to get the straight dope on the book.
I actually had the same idea, and it is now (partially) read and on my Kindle. Some of the characters are really quite British, and the word meager (to my American eye) is spelled “meagre.” I searched for “color” or “colour” but no luck.
At one point, someone is called an asshole, not an “arsehole” though. One of the characters is Irish, so i think the suspicion of authorship may be correct.
Finished it - quick read- and yeah, I think the Irish author theory is correct. Not badly written and surprisingly enjoyable, though that’s not really my preferred genre.
I agree with raventhief that the author(s) are clearly not from the US, but I don’t know enough to say if they’re from Ireland or the UK. Being Canadian, I routinely fail to notice US/UK spellings, since I expect to see both with some regularity. Sorry![/Canuckistani]
There were a few instances of UK-ish spelling and phrasing, but
The fact that the hitwoman was an Irish woman, and much of the …novella (I won’t call it a book) was from her POV
Is what makes me think the Irish author theory is correct.
Also:
THIS was the “threadwinner?” I found myself thinking that it was surprisingly well written, considering that it must have been hastily written, and despite that, remained engaging. Or must it be “stupid” because of its topic?
What the Hell happened here? Its like somebody set off a Cafe Society bomb in a pit thread.
Yes, it’s clearly “stupid” because of the topic, plus the first five pages. Did you read the one-star reviews? Basically no one there seems to have gotten past that first scene, and I’m sure you recall its content. But beyond that, I agree it’s pretty good for something that obviously had to be written in about a month or so.
Well, aren’t Book Reviews a “stupid liberal idea”?
Literacy is a stupid liberal idea.