Commie Girl in the O. C. [Paperback]

Rebecca Schoenkopf (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 17, 2008

Acutely funny, scathing and outrageous dispatches from the heartland of consumerism.

From her operational-base-cum-family-home, Commie Girl brings you this brave and brilliant journal of daily life in a land where no liberal-humanist sentiment has been detected since the dawn of Reaganism. Whether working her way through a syphilis scare or puzzling in vain over the philosophical conundrum of taking Arnold Schwarzenegger seriously, Commie Girl finds the inner solidarity to hoist the red flag everywhere it isn't welcome. And the ferocious gaiety with which she defends herself from the Versace-decked, HumVee-crashing, Chardonnay-addled denizens of the USA's ultimate evil paradise will draw gasps of astonishment and admiration from all those who think it really can't be that bad.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A masterpiece of social espionage and satirical reportage... She is hugely funny. (Mike Davis )

About the Author

Rebecca Schoenkopf, 'the queen bee/black widow of alternative journalism' (Orange County Register), is a multi-award winning writer and broadcaster, and founder of the Commie Girl Collective at www.commiegirlcollective.com. She lives in Orange County.

Product Details

• Paperback: 193 pages
• Publisher: Verso (May 17, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844672581
• ISBN-13: 978-1844672585
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,152,354 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Guaranteed 1000% more real than The Real Housewives of OC!, May 8, 2008

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Giles O'Bryen (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Commie Girl in the O. C. (Paperback)

I bought this book because I liked the title and I wasn't disappointed! It's a diary of real life in the community of idle rich airheads and knee-jerk rightwingers made famous by the TV shows. Commie Girl just happened to end up in the thick of it and she's spitting mad! It's a brilliantly funny book, full of great stories and characters, and if you've got fed up with all the bragging and posturing amongst the presidentential hopefuls, this will put a smile back on your face for sure.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mordant wit! Insouciant phraseology! Yee Haw!!!!!, April 23, 2008

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Eric D. Steinberg (Richmond, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Commie Girl in the O. C. (Paperback)

Nobody dishes like Commie Girl! She's the most, and that ain't the least! Roast Republickin, anyone?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh-Out-Loud Funny, November 15, 2009

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Lisa Wines (Paris, France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Commie Girl in the O. C. (Paperback)

Nobody is funnier than Commie Girl as she pillories Orange County (California) politicians, vacuous denizens and occasionally herself. If you want a hilarious lefty view of life behind The Orange Curtain, this is definitely the book to read.