God Save the Queen?: Monarchy and the Truth about the Windsors [Paperback]

Johann Hari (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 21, 1999

Explosive and timely critique of a monarchy in meltdown. Johann Hari argues that the tragicomic soap opera that is the monarchy devalues the Windsors themselves and 21st century Britain as a whole, He suggests cogent and often surprising alternatives and finally concludes - it's time to wave goodbye.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Totem Books (October 21, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840464011
• ISBN-13: 978-1840464016
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,516,349 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece, April 24, 2004

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JamesHann (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: God Save the Queen?: Monarchy and the Truth about the Windsors (Paperback)

I laughed so hard my gut ached when I read this book. It is a witty, extremely well-researched investigation into the monarchy, both intellectually stimuling and filled with gossip. The reviews were right. This is a must-read.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book., April 7, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: God Save the Queen?: Monarchy and the Truth about the Windsors (Paperback)

Original, funny, a brilliant book by a brilliant journalist. It's been praised by people as wildly different as Janet Street-Porter, Christopher Hitchens, Julie Burchill, Victor Lewis-Smith and AN Wilson. They're right!

This book is hilarious and a joy. The other reviewer is pretty obviosuly just bitter, Harri has been very successful very young, but on the evidence of this book and his writing in the Independent he seems to genuinely deserve it.

32 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Monarchy, yes; truth, no, June 27, 2005

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James A. Toman (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: God Save the Queen?: Monarchy and the Truth about the Windsors (Paperback)

I purchased this book in the hopes that I might learn more about some of the contemporary issues/public opinion surrounding the monarchy of the United Kingdom. I was horribly disappointed. Quotes taken out of context, unattributed quotes, and silly gossip form the basis for a nasty polemic. This is the kind of distortion one probably should expect from an acolyte for republicanism. It is not the kind of book, however, that anyone interested in serious discussion about the monarchy would want to waste his/her money on. It is so unbalanced a perspective, that even those few positive contributions the author feels forced to cite during his diatribe are attributed not to generosity of spirit but to psychological disorder. It is sad that this kind of royal character asassination does not still carry a penalty of some time in the Tower.