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In the following review, Sobran applauds Buckley's descriptive abilities in Steaming to Bamboola, but believes the book lacks Buckley's personal glimpses and cohesive plotting.
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In the following review, Foreman praises the unpredictability and the variety of subjects discussed in Wry Martinis.
At the end of our phone call I asked the genial fellow who assigns book reviews for...
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In the following review, Levi argues that the humor and satire in Little Green Men is too reserved and tame.
Back in the late 1970s, while a massive truckers' strike was choking the motor-ways ...
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In the following review, Charles offers a positive assessment of Little Green Men, calling the work “a prankster's greatest fantasy.”
The key to an April Fools' Day prank i...
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In the following review, Stuttaford examines the political satire and humorous situations in Little Green Men.
Space aliens are a nasty, bug-eyed lot, always plotting to subjugate the galaxy and firin...
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In the following review, Heilbrunn offers a positive assessment of No Way to Treat a First Lady, calling the novel a “heroic and pioneering effort.”
Christopher Buckley is, to borrow Maj...
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In the following review, Janos praises Buckley's insider knowledge and comic perceptions in The White House Mess.
In the dark years of the late 1960s, when Vietnam, civil rights protests and a ...
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In the following review, Wolcott expresses his disappointment with The White House Mess, arguing that the novel lacks the acerbic wit necessary for successful satire.
Christopher Buckley's The ...
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In the following excerpt, Edwards offers a negative assessment of The White House Mess, contending that Buckley's satire is bland and imbecilic.
It may seem some distance from a ludlum to a pol...
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In the following review, Simonds praises Buckley for maintaining the balance between satire and insight in The White House Mess.
Once in too great a while comes along a book that does in, for good, a ...
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In the following interview, Buckley discusses his writing career, his body of work, and his future projects.
Christopher Buckley has just returned from a two-week sailing voyage across the Atlantic&#x...
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In the following review, Miner commends Buckley's suspenseful narration in Wet Work, finding it well written, unnerving, and humorous.
Each time some poor kid croaks on coke, there's a t...
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Critical Review by Joseph Sobran
