Lies & the Lying Liars Who Tell ThemLies & the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
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What it's about
Al Franken, the comedian and later senator, takes aim at the conservative media of the early 2000s, including Fox News, Bill O'Reilly and Ann Coulter, and at the Bush administration, checking their claims and mocking them with research and jokes.
Why it's worth reading
It spent weeks at #1 on the New York Times list, helped when Fox sued over its subtitle and lost.
You'll love it if you liked
Napalm & Silly Putty
Dark Money
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American DreamGood to know
It's openly partisan and very much of its moment.
By the numbers
- Readers12 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller47 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
Where it ranks
- #40 of the 44 politics books we rank
- #1408 of the 1,573 modern books we rank
- #2568 of the 2,816 books we rank
Why it made the list
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Quick answers
Is Lies & the Lying Liars Who Tell Them worth reading?
Yes. It spent weeks at #1 on the New York Times list, helped when Fox sued over its subtitle and lost. It ranks #2,568 of the 2,816 books in our ranking, with a Must-Read Score of 57.7 (the best book we found scores 99).
What is Lies & the Lying Liars Who Tell Them about?
Al Franken, the comedian and later senator, takes aim at the conservative media of the early 2000s, including Fox News, Bill O'Reilly and Ann Coulter, and at the Bush administration, checking their claims and mocking them with research and jokes.
What should I read after Lies & the Lying Liars Who Tell Them?
If you liked it, try Napalm & Silly Putty by George Carlin, Dark Money by Jane Mayer or The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama.