They Eat Puppies, Don't They?
A Novel

As I listened to Buckleys latest political/social satire it became clear that he was not happy with the disstaff side while writing this. I subsequently learned that he was in the process of getting a divorce during this time, which helps to explain why the two principal women the Ann Coulter type and the wife of the hero are both amoral, selfabsorbed, reprehensible and just plain ugly human beings. The book would have been more enjoyable for me if such unsparingly awful women were not such central characters in the story. Boomsday and Supreme Courtship were both better read and funnier. The absurd aspects of those stories were hilarious, but sitll credible, whereas the absurd solution to this books central issue is, well, absurd. Nevertheless, like all of Buckleys work, Eat Puppies has plenty of perfectly placed barbs that skewer the behavior of ideologues across the political spectrum. So if you think all women are bloodsucking jerks, you will probably enjoy this book even more than his earlier work.

Funny semi political cluster-bump I think Angel was one of my top favorite characters ever. what a hysterically confident woman!......more

Christopher Buckley novels are usually enjoyable, and “They Eat Puppies, Don’t They?” is no exception. Buckley is at his best when he satirizes the viciousness and callousness that is the culture in Washington DC and this novel is right in his wheelhouse. The text follows Bird McIntyre, a defense ind......more

Washington and Beijing Get What They Deserve in This Satirical Novel of Politics and Diplomacy Put yourself into this picture (as you might if you were reading this book and identifying with its protagonist): Your name is Walter “Bird” McIntyre. You are the leading Washington lobbyist for Groepping-S......more

I've been a fan of Christopher Buckley's earlier work but this one makes me question why. I'm hoping he just ran out of inspiration or mojo. I read more than half of this novel without laughing out loud once. A couple of semi-chuckles, at occasional lines like "Email is the new herpes; you can never......more

Satire? Maybe. Some characters are a little over the top. coincidences seem unlikely, but still possible. This is my first C. Buckley novel, but I saw and enjoyed the movie adaptation of Thank You for Smoking, and this is almost a clone. Major character #1 is the lobbyist for a defense contractor, no......more