Book Review: Boomsday

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Boomsday (Christopher Buckley)

Political satire with a thin sheen of social conscience, the "modest proposal" for America in the early 21st century is "to save the budget and not fuck the future for your kids, baby boomers get tax breaks for voluntary termination in lieu of extended retirement."

By turns funny and frustrating (the characters are well-drawn, if a bit caricatured, but all have a little nuance to them); Buckley is an obvious Washington insider with a good snarky streak, though some of the dialogue is excessively glib and off-hand as to be more of a sketch of conversation, rather than an actual scene.

[yes, avar1c3, you'll probably enjoy this in conjunction with the letter you received today]

Comments

[avar1c3.livejournal.com]

Hah. I'll add it to the metaphorical reading pile.