The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics

by Maureen Dowd

Elisabeth Rodgers (Narrator)

2016 is shaping up to be a Back to the Future election in so many weird ways--with Bush and Clinton both running alongside a wack pack of ancillary pols, and not to mention, The Donald--well, get your popcorn ready. Who will everyone be looking to in this action-packed election year? Maureen Dowd. She can put her finger on the psychologies and pathologies of the political silly season like no other.

Like her bestselling Bushworld, this book will feature all of Dowd's greatest hits for 2016, offering insight, analysis, and humor at the front lines of the insanity of American politics.

• ISBN10: 1455539260
• ISBN13: 9781455539260
• Publish Date: 27 October 2016 (first published 13 September 2016)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 5 March 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Twelve
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 320
• Language: English

Reviews

[Nicole Lynn]

Struggled to get through this one. The jacket copy was pretty misleading as I was expecting more of an analysis of the the campaign then essays from the past through to the campaign. The writing was good but a lot of the essays had repetitive content. I also thought that a good portion of the content was unnecessary--all the essays on H. W. Bush & W. Bush & even on Obama. These really had no connection to the 2016 race. Dowd was critical of both candidates, but seemed even more critical of Hilary & the Clintons as a whole. I appreciated her point of view and perspective, but didn't really find this book to be what I was looking for when I picked it up (again was looking for more of an analysis on the tactics used during the race). Overall this really wasn't my cup of tea but could see how those who are a fan of her writing would enjoy it.