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Published on October 21, 1999
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KARMA CURMUDGEON
The more one reads Paul Johnson, the less enchanted one gets. I started with his INTELLECTUALS, which I think is his best book. Then I went for MODERN TIMES, which is a must. His HISTORY series (Jews, Christianity, the USA) are OK, but they often shift from knowledge to mere opinion, while his recent HEROES falls flat from the start. My last reading was TO HELL WITH...
Published 20 months ago by Paco Calderón
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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KARMA CURMUDGEON,
By Paco Calderón (Mexico City, Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Quotable Paul Johnson: A Topical Compilation of His Wit, Wisdom and Satire (Paperback)
The more one reads Paul Johnson, the less enchanted one gets. I started with his INTELLECTUALS, which I think is his best book. Then I went for MODERN TIMES, which is a must. His HISTORY series (Jews, Christianity, the USA) are OK, but they often shift from knowledge to mere opinion, while his recent HEROES falls flat from the start. My last reading was TO HELL WITH PICASSO, and that marked my farewell with the doctor: what a load of conceited cantankerous bile!
As for this collection, what can I tell you? If you're looking for "wit and wisdom", start elsewhere. Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, G.K. Chesterton, Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, H.L.Mencken, Harry S. Truman ...clearly, he is not. Wisdom, he has; wit, he lacks; satire, he tries. Still, no match for these Olympians. Sorry.
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yet to read,
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This review is from: The Quotable Paul Johnson: A Topical Compilation of His Wit, Wisdom and Satire (Hardcover)
i have yet to read this book.send me some edited part
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The Quotable Paul Johnson: A Topical Compilation of His Wit, Wisdom and Satire by Paul Johnson (Paperback - November 30, 1994)
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