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rpmiller's review
3.0
Lots of drinking and dialectic, not as much cold and snow as I thought I remembered in the North Dakota setting. I understand why I enjoyed the book so much as a teenager in 1968 or 9, having just read Plato for the first time. The philosopher kings take over, or do they, hmm. Interesting diversion, hardly dated even though old.
Within a short time after reading this, I had lost all confidence in utopian ideas, but that probably will be more clear after my review of Thomas More's Utopia. My memory may have failed me, but we shall see.
Within a short time after reading this, I had lost all confidence in utopian ideas, but that probably will be more clear after my review of Thomas More's Utopia. My memory may have failed me, but we shall see.
sisyphus_dreams's review
5.0
An extremely funny work of political and sociological black humor. A group of eccentric and ruthless professors from middle America decide to take over the USA and reform it.
The book is packed with clever, amusing ideas, some of which have filtered into popular culture - for example, although it was written before the Internet was developed, it portrays nationwide electronic voting on referendums via something very much like the internet.
The book is packed with clever, amusing ideas, some of which have filtered into popular culture - for example, although it was written before the Internet was developed, it portrays nationwide electronic voting on referendums via something very much like the internet.
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