My Friend W [Illustrated] [Paperback]

David Martin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2005

My Friend W, complete with word games, cartoons, and the short essays that put David Martin on the map, is a lighthearted romp through the last four years of U.S. politics. Martin's satire has appeared in the op-ed and political pages of The New York Times, The Washington Post, The L.A. Times, The Ottawa Citizen and other leading newspapers in Canada and the United States.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In this inane collection of political satire, Canadian columnist Martin offers up short comic pieces in which the choice of offbeat form constitutes virtually the only creatively intriguing element. The result is a lot of high-concept formatting, with the humor content remaining labored, toothless and obvious. "Al Gore's Xmas Wish List," for example, starts with "Freedom of information recounts in Florida that show an overwhelming number of under-votes for me." "The Gospel According to Karl Rove" intones: "Blessed is the Christian right, for they shall be called my electoral base." A Martha Stewart cookbook supposedly has a recipe for "Conflict of Interest Casserole," while still another cookbook parody features "John Ashcroft's Constitutional Purée" and "Colin Powell's Misgiving Turkey." A list of Bush's favorite birthday party games includes "Pin the Blame on the Democrats." Yes, the satire is that bad. Incredibly, editors from the New York Times and the Washington Post bought some of these bland, thuddingly unfunny pieces for their op-ed pages.
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Review

"My Friend W" is a collection of funny writing inspired by the residents of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. -- The Ottawa Citizen, May 15, 2005

The writing is clever....with an eye sufficiently out of focus to find the humour of the situation..... -- Stitches Magazine, May/June 2006

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Arriviste Press, Inc.; illustrated edition edition (May 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097462702X
• ISBN-13: 978-0974627021
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,442,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars David Martin made me laugh, June 29, 2005

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Larry I. Goldsmith "deep thinker" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Friend W (Paperback)

David Martin had me laughing out loud with the first few pages asking GWB to send an endorsement of the book.
Some of the articles are better than others, but that is the way of satiric literature. This book has taken a prominent place in my collection of political humor.

2 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars As Funny as a Chick Tract, perfect for smug self-satisfied loosers, November 8, 2005

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Bachelier ""1004"" (Ile de France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Friend W (Paperback)

If you are a fuming democrat or liberal, and if obvious substitutional humor tickles your funny bone, then this is the book for you. An example of what is on offer here: the cover features a cartoon of George W. Bush, caricatured as a gorilla, in a head shot pose of Rodin's "The Thinker."

Yuck yuck yuck!

Stay tuned for my own edition on former President Clinton modeled on author David Martin's guidelines. The cover will feature a picture of Clinton modeled on the Pompeiian House of the Vettii's portrait of Priapus weighing his prodigous member.

As Jack Chick would say, "Haw-Hawwwwwww."