This was a very humorous book on our politicians in their ignorance mainly Trump Reagan and Bush Junior. From Reagan’s myth said he was a voracious reader to Bush Junior‘s friendship with Dubai and just Trump in general this book was funny and clever and it just reinforces all the reasons I love the authors articles he writes. His theory is that politicians are getting dumber, but in the book you see they weren’t that bright to begin with. I loved it and highly recommend it no matter what party you identify with it this is a equal opportunity rant. I received this book from NetGally in avid reader press but I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review but all opinions are definitely my own.

Andy Borowitz knows his audience and subject. Despite the fact I read his frequent posts on social media avidly, I was a bit wary of this book, fearing it might be one long, comedic take on current politics. I couldn't have been more wrong. That doesn't mean there isn't humor. Just when you think Borowitz has gone serious on you, he's likely to slip in an often subtle zinger. Nor is the criticism bashing. It's largely simply a recitation of facts/events as they happened.

And, let's face it. Given some of the events of the past political season.....wait, does that season ever end anymore?.... just a mere recitation of the events and mangling of of the English language is either humorous to you or just makes you shake your head in disbelief. I fell somewhere in-between. My only complaint is that, unlike social media, Borowitz and the publisher can't update this book every day as historic events occur almost daily. Oh, well, can't have everything.

I liked the simple ordering, ie the three stages of ignorance. First stage, ridicule. Second, acceptance. Third, celebration (of ignorance). Borowitz does an admirable job detailing events, both distant past and recent although, as noted, the final curtain on this story hasn't come down. Since I was largely only familiar with Borowitz' zippy humor, his quick quips or short takes on events, I was impressed at the depth of this "call to action", all done with a quick twist of humor and viewpoint. Borowitz seems to recognize that not only are we humans frequently our own worst enemies but our means of salvation. Ignorance isn't a virtue seems to be the unifying theme of it all.

I highly recommend this book and hope there will be an updated version available when current events (the Jan. 6 hearings and aftermath) are history. Thanks to #NetGalley and #AvidReaderPress - #SimonAndSchuster for making this work available. It should be a "must have" for anyone who cares about not just our country/government but history.

Well this was certainly a surprise! i wasn't sure I'd enjoy a book like this; however, the fact that it was written by a man who is supposed to be one our country's finest satirists caught my eye, so I decided to read it.

As astonishing I find the idea that people prefer a president who isn't very intelligent--Andy Borowitz has proven his case. Sadly.

While the stories largely favor members of the Republican party, and they are amusing, it's sad to realize how uninformed the people who are running our country are about other leaders and events in the world. It's also a tragedy that some of them go so far as to make up stories, and even lie about their own experiences.

I did research some of the facts he presented and found them to be easy to verify. Of special note is this little gem I found while looking up the idea that Trump's first wife said Trump had a book of Hitler's speeches that he kept by his bed, and read from sometimes."Trump is a believer in the big lie theory. If you say something again and again, people will believe you." Vanity Fair article September 1990.

This is a wake-up call for all of us to not be so complacent.

I was skeptical about this book, concerned it would just be a complete bashing of the right but wanted to read it because I genuinely like Andy. I was pleasantly surprised it kept me engaged. Since most of the early part of the story happened either before I was born or before I was old enough to be engaged, I was very surprised that our current state of ignorance in politics was nowhere new. Overall the book was very well researched and offered solid commentary at the end. All hope is not lost people! Don't give up!

Thank you to both #NetGalley and Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster for providing me an advance copy of Andy Borowitz’s political novel, Profiles in Ignorance, in exchange for an honest review.

If you are an avid reader of #TheBorowitzReport, enjoy political works, or are a history buff, then I highly recommend you grab a copy of #ProfilesinIgnorance. From the moment I cracked open the introduction to the sweet bitter end, I found myself in tears. While some percentage of those tears were in the “laugh-to-stop-yourself-from-crying” category, most can be attributed to the author’s humoristic writing style.

#ProfilesinIgnorance provides an overview of several centuries’ worth of American politics and analyzes a sample of recent politicians to demonstrate how we arrived in an era where the masses champion electing individuals who are—or at least act like—ignoramuses (I did it, Andy!).

I loved this book. I found it delightfully clever and there were a couple of times I laughed out loud. The writing style is conversational and compelling, making the book impossible for me to put down. Thank you to Netgalley and Avid Reader Press for the digital review copy.

Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber by Andy Borowitz Warning I found this book appealing and delicious but not good for one’s mental health. Why do I say this? I view the world from the left. This book certainly focuses on the ignorance and stupidity mostly of the candidates put up by the right. We know they are poorly informed, lazy and willing to say and do anything racial to get elected or re-elected. But I almost don’t want to be reminded of the existence of Dan Quayle, Sarah Palin, Rick Perry the Pro-Life governor of Texas who signed off on the most executions in Texas history surpassing George Bush. Nor faced with the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebart, Tommy “Tubs” Tuberville, Louie Gohmert, Mo Brooks, Matt Gaetz, Josh Hawley who make appearances for the noise that comes out of their mouths do I want to be reminded of them. If I did want to put nails in my eyes I would just watch FOX. The book is well researched and does provide quotes and comments from the above as well as their “handlers” who tried to make them repulsive enough to be loved by the MAGA hat crowd. But this does not get us out of the mess. A better book would have been the well-meaning but vote rejection comments of those on the left. So I would not recommend this book to anyone looking for a solution to the big problem or even anything that might convince a FOX disciple to perhaps THINK.