Freedom by Jonathan Franzen Review by Dan Geddes Summary: Franzen solidifies his reputation with a worthy follow-up to The Corrections. Note: This review contains spoilers…
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Dan Geddes is the author of The Satirist: Volume 1 and the editor of the online journal The Satirist: America's Most Critical Journal, an astonishing collection of satires, reviews, reviews of imaginary works, fiction, essays, poems, and satirical news.
Geddes' satire and serious criticism in The Satirist online has been widely cited in books, English courses, academic papers and journals, newspapers, and websites. Geddes has written for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Dry Bones Review, and The Modern Word. His satirical work has also appeared in GlossyNews.com.
Geddes has also written several unpublished works, including a literary comic novel, a feature-length screenplay, and a collection of European travel stories.
He lives in Amsterdam.
The First Salute: A View of the American Revolution by Barbara Tuchman Review by Dan Geddes Summary: Barbara Tuchman’s compelling view on the American Revolution…
The Island at the Centre of the World: The Untold Story of the Founding of New York by Russell Shorto Review by Dan Geddes Historians…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that the U.S. unemployment rate, which last quarter stood at 8.2%, has dropped to 0%. The BLS explained…
by Dan Geddes It will probably be impossible for future generations to understand the special place that J.D. Salinger held in the minds of readers…
The Cocktail Party The Cocktail Party, The Centenary Edition, Harcourt Brace by T.S. Eliot Review By Dan Geddes 10 January 2000 The Cocktail Party is…
Thomas Pynchon Review by Dan Geddes 5 January 2010 See also: Inherent Vice (2014) (movie) The Crying of Lot 49, Gravity’s Rainbow, Vineland, Bleeding Edge…
The Satirist features original works of satire and parody, especially literary artifacts, as well as serious criticism and book reviews. The Satirist publishes satirical news…
WASHINGTON—This weekend, over one million Americans protested plans for public healthcare options. Citing variously “creeping socialism”, “Obamacare” or “just keeping Uncle Sam out of my…
Rick Perlstein Review by Dan Geddes Nixonland reads like a tragi-hilarious movie reel of the Sixties. Perlstein’s narrative is sweeping, colorful and dense as it…
by Naomi Wolf Review by Dan Geddes The Bush Administration has polarized the American people as few presidencies before. Even while President Bush himself…
by Evan Keliher Review by Dan Geddes Editor’s note: The Satirist does not endorse tyrannicide in any way. This is just a book review! …
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