Boomsday
by Christopher Buckley
Book Summary Information
Author: Christopher BuckleyEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-02
ISBN: 0446579815
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Twelve
Book Reviews of Boomsday
Book Review: Tra-La-La-BOOMS-De-Ay, His Book Sure Made My Day
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading a very huge downer of a book on the dysfunctional juvenile justice system, I needed a sure-fire pick-me-up. As usual, Mr. Buckley came to the rescue. "Boomsday" is another fine example of why the author won the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Delightful pandemonium begins on the first page and never slows down. Politicians, businessmen, lobbyists, public relations representatives, religious leaders and the general American populace are lampooned about their narcissistic and hypocritical ways. No one is spared the author's sarcastic, playful wit. His trademark of continually interjecting ever-more outrageous scenarios embellished with snappy dialogue is why Mr. Buckley is one of my favorite authors in the area of political farce. A fast read that will delight wonks and neophytes alike.
Summary of Boomsday
Outraged over the mounting Social Security debt, Cassandra Devine, a charismatic 29-year-old blogger and member of Generation Whatever, incites massive cultural warfare when she politely suggests that Baby Boomers be given government incentives to kill themselves by age 75. Her modest proposal catches fire with millions of citizens, chief among them "an ambitious senator seeking the presidency." With the help of Washington's greatest spin doctor, the blogger and the politician try to ride the issue of euthanasia for Boomers (called "transitioning") all the way to the White House,over the objections of the Religious Right, and of course, the Baby Boomers, who are deeply offended by demonstrations on the golf courses of their retirement
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