137 of 161 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Highly Recommend, October 8, 2004
This review is from: The Official Fahrenheit 9/11 Reader (Paperback)
If you enjoyed the documentary, you'll love this book. Not only does it transcribe the entire movie, but it provides facts upon facts on where it was gathered. It's hard to read these one-star reviews which state it's full of lies & heresy when here, published in black & white, are the proven facts. And to say it's all about the money for Michael Moore is riduculous. He's trying his hardest to inform the people what this past administration has done to our nation. He's as frustrated as the rest of us; and just wants to know the truth & reasoning behind this war. And just to add, all profits from his recently published/released "Will They Ever Trust Us Again?" are going to the families of the servicemen & women whom the government has abandoned. So, if you get the chance, pick up a copy of that compilation of soldiers' letters...it's truly a magnificent read. I recommend it was much I do this book.
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31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
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true american with courage to speak up, November 2, 2004
This review is from: The Official Fahrenheit 9/11 Reader (Paperback)
I went to see this film when it first came out and I was extremely impressed. I felt moved by the scenes of the soldiers, their families, and the Iraqi citizens, all of them hurting and dieing to defend our country and democracy-oops! I mean Bush. It upsets me what this man and his cronies have gotten away with. All of these emotions and ideas are expressed wonderfully in this book, documenting the huge effect this film has had on our society and political spectrum. Which is exactly what upsets all these conservatives; they can't seem to stand that such a left-wing realist could become so popular and encourage so much anti-conservativism, or at least second thoughts on these beliefs. So what do all these GOP(Greedy Old Pigs)er's do? They simple-mindedly accuse any and all anti-Bush, anti-right-wing, anti-conservative Americans as being pro-terrorist, Osama bin Ladin-poster-on-wall-with-holy shrine anti-American traitors, like one earlier reviewer basically put it. If somebody hates America so much-like you have accused Michael Moore of-don't you think they would just go live in some other country? Did you ever stop to think that "hmmm, maybe these evil devil-worshipping atheist liberal left-wingers don't necessarily hate America as they are disgusted with the American government and want it to change to more reflect and preserve the America they've grown to love." Just think about it. Like, why is Moore and this film so popular? Maybe it's because he's someone who is not afraid to stand up and speak out against our government, a ver difficult and couragous thing to do in today's America. So many people share his beliefs for a less corrupt government that he has become so popular as the voice for all the unheard and suppressed America.
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31 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
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Buy this book. Spread it around., October 18, 2004
This review is from: The Official Fahrenheit 9/11 Reader (Paperback)
This is the most important election of our lifetime, and Bush is the most vile President in American history. That, however, is secondary to the fact that Farenheit 9/11 was a great film.. The only flaw in it was that it was in fact a film, and there is simply no time or place to stop and source every single statement made throughout, and that leaves the door open for all the people who hate the viewpoint and subject of the film to start flinging accusations that it's all made up, even though these accusers themselves seem to feel no need to back up their statements... which is why this book is wonderful.
Assembled by Michael Moore to back up the movie, this is a huge book that contains, among other things, a complete transcript of the film and an exhaustive section that goes through the film basically fact by fact, line for line, and provides for each line multiple sources, quotes, proof, documentation, newspaper articles, weblinks, etc., all fully dated and referenced, to show where each detail was taken from, and support essentially every single fact and accusation in the film.
Do not listen to the reviewer that said that the sources listed are second hand and not valid.. When a primary source is availible, it is listed. The secondary sources are all respected newspapers and publications, and they all have extensive fact-checking departments of their own. Moore is not attempting to give a complete paper trail for every piece of information, but rather to show you places in which it has been supported.. That none of this is his own invention.
It also has an awesome section of writings about the film by varied critics, quotes from audiences and celebrities about it, political cartoons and photos that involve the film, and an awesome section of reading, essays etc. about the topics touched on in the film, Saudi money in America, etc. After reading most of this material, all you will feel is that it's amazing how RESTRAINED Moore's attack on the "president" actually was, and how much more damning information there is out there.
Everybody who has seen the film or who has any doubts about the validity of the accusations in the film should pick up a copy of this book, or at least buy a copy for a Republican friend they have, and hand it to the friend next time they're babbling about how the film is full of lies, as a big helping of shut the (insert word of your choice) up. As Moore says in the forward, friends don't let friends vote Republican.
This book does have an agenda. That does not mean it is full of lies or propaganda, because the agenda is a valid one, and one that this book proves is supported by a staggering number of facts and sources, and the book does not attempt to hide its agenda. That agenda is simple: GET OUT AND VOTE. This man can not be president again, and we have the power to see that it doesn't happen.
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