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Happy Utopia Day, Joe McCarthy (2013)

by J.T. Lundy(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1937110532 (ISBN13: 9781937110536)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Emerald Book Company

review 1: [Happy Utopia Day, Joe McCarthy] by [J.T. Lundy] was a fast paced, semi absurdist spy thriller. The very unlikely hero of Chris Thompson is seen as a typical everyman who wants excitement until he realizes what that may cost him.The characters [Lundy] creates are entertaining as are the situations they get in. It made me laugh out loud but also think about a lot of things. A book that can be entertaining and thought provoking is truly a gem.
review 2: I would have finished this a lot faster if I hadn't gotten distracted by having to look up history about McCarthyism. You don't have to know anything much about McCarthyism to enjoy the book, but the book got me thinking, so I had to go googling. I guess it's a good thing when something so entertaining can get me ... morethinking about bigger ideas. Basically, the book sort of "what ifs" if followers of McCarthy basically end up being a cult-like political movement even though McCarthy is long gone.Lots of people "drink the koolaid" so to speak, and the political group (called Big Mac in a dig at today's worship of corporations, I think) has most of the government under its control. Then, the president asks this regular guy who works in Customs to go undercover and find out what Big Mac is all about and the fun starts. If you enjoy books that make fun of political extremists and have a lot of action (including torture, exploding planes, and helicopter battles), you should enjoy the book as much as I did. I got this book free in exchange for an honest review. less

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