Goodnight Bush: A Parody
by Erich Origen, Gan Golan
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Book Reviews of Goodnight Bush: A Parody
Book Review: Funny to some readers, and likely infringes
Summary: 4 Stars
The act of placing the word "parody" in a work's title does not make that work a parody. Although I am no lawyer, it's evident to me that Goodnight Bush easily could suffer the same outcome as a similarly mislabeled volume by the name of "The Cat NOT in the Hat! A Parody by Dr. Juice".
For you gentle readers who aren't familiar with the Copyright Act or its provisions in section 107, bona fide parodies -- those whose purpose is to ridicule a similar work -- are provided protection as fair use under the Act. Don't be fooled; Goodnight Bush isn't about Margaret Wise Brown's beloved classic. It's a satire attacking Bush, his administration, and the state of our culture.
If you like reading or collecting this sort of reading material, I suggest purchasing early. Under U.S. copyright rules, it could vanish from the shelves overnight. Because this book is a satire as opposed to a children's classic, don't expect the smooth, unbroken poetry Ms. Brown wrote so capably six decades ago.
Book Review: WHERE do these guys get their ideas?!?!?
Summary: 1 Stars
A parody of "Goodnight Moon" that mocks the scandals and disgraces of an outgoing President? I LOVED it! Or at least I loved it back when it was "Goodnight Room," which appeared in the December 2000 issue of Mad Magazine. Their article was about... wait for it... Bill Clinton leaving the Oval Office after 8 years. And with all the clever details in the artwork that changed from page to page, too.
Sample text from the original: "And as he turned out the light/ Bill said goodnight / To his health plan that flopped / And the bombs his planes dropped / And to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" / And to pants that fell / Goodnight lies / Goodnight fries / Goodnight soft money with Chinese ties / And to Newt and to Tripp and to biting his lip / And to blowing on his sax 'cause he thought it looked 'hip'."
I've got a great suggestion for these two brilliant satirists and their next groundbreaking project: how about spoofing Barack Obama as a black spy, fighting John McCain as a white spy?
Book Review: Devastatingly, Darkly Funny
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a great gift for almost anyone who isn't still driving around with one of those corporate logo-like "W '04" bumper stickers (most of which are found on massive gas-guzzlers inside the big bubble that is the DC beltway).
The love for the art and read-aloud rhythm of the original children's classic is evident, but this variation is certainly not for the kiddies. Bravely, the authors even included a swipe at Fox News, owned by Rupert Murdoch who also owns Harper-Collins Publishing, publishers of "Goodnight Moon."
Most importantly the book serves as comic relief from the endless stream of bad news over the last seven years, and--unlike many humor books or anti-Bush books--there are subtle images throughout the artwork inviting repeated readings. The rhyme of the text works so well it should be required bedtime reading for stressed Americans who need a laugh to relax before dreaming of a better future.
Book Review: Goodnight Bush
Summary: 5 Stars
I found this book to be an extremely amusing parody of the classic that I read to my children hundreds of times. It hews closely to the original in layout, color scheme and other visual elements, as well as in the simple, rhythmic language used. But the contents are so well chosen that by the end, I was laughing for the parodic humor and simultaneously crying for the country that this administration has mistreated so mercilessly. Seeing the Constitution going up in flames in the picture in this book really got me angry over the high crimes and misdemeanors that the book exposes.
As the saying goes, if you aren't angry, then you haven't been paying attention the past 8 years.
All that said, the Bushes and the Cheneys will sleep well tonight and retire to their well-feathered nests, undisturbed by what they've done to the USA. And unfortunately, this charming little book won't change that.
Keith
Book Review: Perfect place to sum up the Bush years...
Summary: 5 Stars
...in a parody of a children's book. The Bush years have definitely been a parody of a presidency. And there has never been a more childish, immature, ridiculous person in the Oval Office.
This is the perfect gift for all the people on your list who have suffered through these last eight years. All the crimes, mistakes, and shenanigans are laid bare in verse and bright (or black and white) pictures. As we put the darkest years since WWII behind us, we can laugh and look to a brighter future.
Conservatives and Bushies won't like this because it finally explains things to them on their level & they see the damage that has been done, the joke the country has become. I'm sending one to Ann Coulter and another to Bill O'Reilly. Let's have a volunteer to make sure Michael Savage and Sean Hannity get one. Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh might understand if we read it to them slowly and explain as we go...