Up, Simbal!: 7 Days on the Trail of an Anticandidate

by David Foster Wallace
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Up, Simbal!: 7 Days on th...
 
by
David Foster Wallace
 
published October 2000 by Warner Books Inc
binding Hardcover
isbn 0446923575   (isbn13: 9780446923576)
date added
06-26-07



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Drew
07/23/07

bookshelves: memoirsbios
Read in January, 2002
recommends it for: politicoes
Wallace's e-book (that is now in one of his short story collections) is a fascinating portrayal of John McCain's 2000 presidential campaign. It shows both the man himself and the crush of people looking to build him up and cut him down. An old-fashioned, black and white story that shows the true nature of politics today.
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Ethan
09/18/07

The title essay is the heartbreaking story of John McCain as he gets chewed up and spat out by the political process.
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Mary
07/23/08

Find out why not to vote for McCain
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06/17/07

 

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04/03/08

 

Jill
02/07/08

bookshelves: read-in-2008
Read in February, 2008
 

Al
Al marked it as to-read (review of isbn 0446913529)
06/22/08

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"If you are bored and disgusted by politics and don't bother to vote, you are in effect voting for the entrenched Establishments of the two major parties, who please rest assured are not dumb, and who are keenly aware that it is in their interests to keep you disgusted and bored and cynical and to give you every possible reason to stay at home doing one-hitters and watching MTV on primary day. By all means stay home if you want, but don't bullshit yourself that you're not voting. In reality, there is <i>no such thing as not voting:</i> you either vote by voting, or you vote by staying home and tacitly doubling the value of some Diehard's vote." more quotes »