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Republican Party Reptile
by P. J. O'Rourke

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Audio Cassette (August 1992)
Blackstone Audio Books; ISBN: 0786102888 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.35 x 9.61 x 6.69

Other Editions: Paperback

Amazon.com Sales Rank: 733,205
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Number of Reviews: 5

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Outrageous and funny as ever, O'Rourke examines sundry aspects of Western civilization in 21 collected essays. 5 cassettes.

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sophomoric and unfunny, March 19, 2001
Reviewer: A reader from Los Angeles, CA
There's one great essay in this book; the one satirzing Hollywood culture is dead-on. For that, it deserves one star. Aside from that one essay, the others are duds.
O'Rourke has a sophomoric humor, trying to shock us with how "bad" he is. He regales us with drugs & booze jokes, like a standup leftover from the early 1960s Brat Pack era. He tries too hard to be funny. His "jokes" are old and obvious.
And there's much phony posturing, for he pulls his punches lest he TRULY offend his PC employers at Rolling Stone.
He opposes "Democratic big government" because, he says, he likes to speed while driving drunk and fondling big-breasted women. Not the sort of "scathing" commentary that would offend Democrats. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

Easily worth the cover price..., May 2, 2000
Reviewer: wbichteman (see more about me)
"Republican Party Reptile" is a collection of essays and ramblings by P.J. O'Rourke, a sometimes Journalist for Rolling Stone magazine. Although not every one of these pieces is a masterwork there are several stories that simply must be read. One of my favorites is a story where P.J. is asked by Car and Driver magazine to drive a Ferrari cross country to California to be used in a film. When our deadline-challenged hero approaches his editor about taking time from his other projects to make the trip his boss invites himself along. What follows is one of the greatest road trip stories I have ever read. Not because it is filled with adventurous predicaments but because it conveys the thrill and freedom of both the automobile and the road with such a romantic slant that the story stands alone as a thing of beauty. Several other stories featured are simply hysterical. From analyzing drunk driving methods to taking a Russian cruise with a bunch of...activists to railling against the menace of bicycles, P.J. O'Rourke has made an art of sarcasm. I dare you to read this book without laughing out loud. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Worth reading., April 27, 2000
Reviewer: James Yanni (see more about me) from St. Louis, Mo
This is not P.J.'s best work, but it's far from his worst. Better than, say, "Modern Manners" or "Age and Guile Beat Youth, Innocence, And A Bad Haircut", but not nearly as good as "Parliament Of Whores", "All The Trouble In The World", or "Give War A Chance"; about on a par with "Holidays In Hell".
For those of you unfamiliar with P.J. O'Rourke, be warned: P.J.'s humor is not for everybody. He is outspokenly politically incorrect, and can be downright insulting to those who disagree with him politically. What I find to be his saving grace on that score is that he doesn't seem to take himself or those who DO agree with him terribly seriously, either. So if you're politically to the left of Spiro Agnew, and easily offended, this book is not for you. But if you're thick-skinned enough to be able to recognize humor even when it's insensitive and coming from someone you disagree with, there truly is a great deal of very funny material here.
If you're only going to read one book by P.J. O'Rourke, this shouldn't be it. It should be "Parliament of Whores", unquestionably his best. But if you've tried that and liked it, you may enjoy this as well. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Howlingly funny, January 22, 2000
Reviewer: A reader from Marin County, California
My wife won't let me read this in bed anymore because I keep waking her up by laughing out loud. P.J.'s story of his boat trip to Russia just about puts me in the hospital. Even if you don't agree with his viewpoints (and I disagree with quite a few) you will find this is a brilliantly-written riot from a keen and intelligent observer of human foibles on all sides. Guaranteed fun. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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