Which book would you buy: Moore's new book or Franken's?

[TakebackAmerica]

After reading both I would take Franken's book over Moore's.

[devilgrrl]

1. I bought 'Dude, where's my country?' yesterday at Costco...

Along with Jon Krakauer's 'Under the Banner of Heaven'. They didn't have 'Lies and the Lying Liars', otherwise I would have bought that. Though, there were plenty of copies of Bill O'Really's new one... :puke:

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[wryter2000]

2. I haven't read Moore

But my impression is that Franken takes more care to document what he's saying than Moore. However, Moore has an uncanny ability to capture the exact image to get a point across. My favorite example was from The Awful Truth, when he had two men trying to catch a cab in NY -- Yaphet Kotto, a great African American actor, and a white felon. Watching the cabs pass up Kotto to pick up the felon said more than any treatise on race relations ever could.

Still, for a book, I'd prefer Franken.

[Deja Q]

3. Chalk another up to Moore

Though, with discounts, I could get Al's book for $15.74, so I might buy it too.

[eileen_d]

4. I did buy Franken's

I probably won't buy Moore's new one until it's a used paperback. I bought the hardcover "Stupid White Men" but recently gave it to my library. No mystery, really - I just like Franken better, and would proabaly read it again. (Actually, my mom's reading it right now, and I hope I can get my dad to read it too!)

[KC21304]

5. My daughter has Franken's and says it is great.

She said the part about Wellstone's service will make my blood really boil. Am not looking forward to that.

[maxanne]

6. I bought both. n/t

[underpants]

7. I've bought and read both and I prefer Franken's

Both are quite good but I would give the nod to Franken in writing style but to Moore's in his common sense approach.

"Big Lies" by Joe Conason is not funny but EXCELLENT!

[Breezy du Nord]

8. I get them at the library

nt

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

9. franken

as much as i love moore, his book disappointed me and seemed like a bit of a rush job

and books aren't his strong suit. filmmaking is his forte

franken's a better writer. it's as simple as that

[SmileyBoy]

10. I've got both. I like Franken's better.

It's more straight to the point.

[T Roosevelt]

11. Just finished Big Lies, half-way thru Liars, and just bought Dude

Oh the irony - picked up Dude at Sam's Club ($14). Franken's is fun, Conason's is infuriating and excellent, both cover similar ground. Hope to start Dude in the next few days. You probably won't miss with any of them.