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Line of the Day

Kushner book review edition.

Steven L. Taylor
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“Reading this book reminded me of watching a cat lick a dog’s eye goo.”-Dwight Garner.

Source, the NYT: Jared Kushner’s ‘Breaking History’ Is a Soulless and Very Selective Memoir.

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  1. CSK Avatar
    CSK

    We were snickering and guffawing about this in yesterday’s open forum.

    This is epic. I didn’t know who Dwight Garner was till Wednesday, but I believe he’s destined to live forever in book reviewing history.

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  2. Steven L. Taylor Avatar
    Steven L. Taylor

    @CSK: I missed that it was discussed yesterday.

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  3. Steven L. Taylor Avatar
    Steven L. Taylor

    I also liked “He’s a pair of dimples without a demographic.”

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  4. CSK Avatar
    CSK

    @Steven L. Taylor:
    Yesterday it was #3520 on Amazon, and today it’s #850, so, regrettably, someone is buying it. It’s also #1 in two other categories; international and Middle East, I think.

    No one at Amazon has yet reviewed it.

  5. CSK Avatar
    CSK

    @Steven L. Taylor:
    You beat me to quoting that.

  6. Gustopher Avatar
    Gustopher

    @Steven L. Taylor: it needs the front page focus anyway, though.

  7. Sleeping Dog Avatar
    Sleeping Dog

    That was a classic review that will be referenced snickeringly for many years.

  8. CSK Avatar
    CSK

    @Sleeping Dog:
    I wonder how Jared reacted to it. He and Ivanka spent so much time trying to insert themselves into the Manhattan haut monde. It must be a blow to know that all their former “friends” are convulsing with laughter over this.

  9. Just nutha ignint cracker Avatar
    Just nutha ignint cracker

    @CSK: Aren’t they supposed to be “no such thing as bad publicity” types?

  10. CSK Avatar
    CSK

    @Just nutha ignint cracker:
    I don’t think Ivanka is. I’m not sure about Jared.

  11. OzarkHillbilly Avatar
    OzarkHillbilly

    I liked, “Kushner looks like a mannequin, and he writes like one.” because the first part is definitely true and I can’t imagine the 2nd part NOT being true.

  12. Sleeping Dog Avatar
    Sleeping Dog

    Image that Charlie Sykes used to illustrate his reference to the review.

    https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2c601e20-05b4-4ef6-8418-1b5304f23db2_780x438.jpeg

    @CSK:

    I suspect that it was similar to the reaction of the producers and cast of a big buck Broadway production that gets panned on opening.

    Kushner is going to write off the criticism as being from the NYT’s, so it is what he would expect. As far as their (former) NY friends, they knew they were persona non grata in NY, so decamped to Miami, so they’re not surprised. What is cutting them though, is that their new neighbors on Indian Creek are snickering and laughing behind their back.

    In truth, they are like a lot of rich, they surround themselves with sycophants and paid friends whose role is to salve their ego, that and copious amounts of drugs and alcohol.

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  13. Tony W Avatar
    Tony W

    @CSK: I’m sure he’s buying up all the copies, along with the RNC. That practice has become traditional to move up the best-seller list.

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  14. CSK Avatar
    CSK

    @OzarkHillbilly:
    Well, he had a ghostwriter, and the ghostwriter seems to have captured him perfectly.

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