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The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil
The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil: (Includes the 'In Persuasion Nation' collection) | George Saunders
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Welcome to Inner Horner, a nation so small it can only accommodate one citizen at a time. But when Inner Horner suddenly shrinks, forcing three-quarters of the citizen in residence over the border into Outer Horner territory, the Outer Hornerites declare an Invasion in Progress, having fallen under the spell of the power-hungry and demagogic Phil. So begins his brief and very frightening reign...The novella is followed by In Persuasion Nation, a collection of stories by turns touching, funny and sad, and set in a warped, hilarious yet very recognisable American landscape.
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Soubhiville
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A super short wacky novella about what can happen when a manipulative egomaniac comes across exactly the right circumstances to put himself in a governmental position of power...

Actually kind of terrifying considering RL right now!

George Saunders did it again! 5⭐️ for me.

ValerieAndBooks My hubby‘s name is Phil...lol. Stacking, anyway 😂 4y
Christine 😖 (Sounds like a great book, though!) 4y
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Jason7
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This is a funny and entertaining novella. It‘s probably fine for kids too. Saunders also narrates this audiobook, and he‘s a really good narrator. It‘s hard to believe he wrote this in back 2005. This novel is probably more relevant today than when he first released it. Overall rating: 4.11 stars

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HLouiseM
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Spoiled for Mother's Day! Happy Mother's Day to all the Nurturers!

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kgriffith
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This was actually quite a terrifying little read, given the current political climate here in the US. The sarcastic cow heads were one of my favorite bits.

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kgriffith
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"Carol was in love with Cal, an Inner Hornerite who resembled a gigantic belt buckle with a blue dot affixed to it, if a gigantic belt buckle with a blue dot affixed to it had been stapled to a tuna fish can." ?

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kgriffith
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Saw a blurb for this when looking something else up in my public library OPAC. Was intrigued, and now am reading!

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