The F***ing Epic Twitter Quest Of @MayorEmanuel (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
Somehow, despite being a Chicagoan, a political junkie and a Twitter addict, I missed the @MayorEmanuel phenomenon when it was happening, so I'm grateful that a good friend picked up a copy of this brilliantly observed book for me. There are a LOT of very inside-Chicago/Rahm/80s culture references, so it may not be for everyone, but I found it bed-shakingly funny (reading in bed at night) until it got increasingly surreal and startlingly moving towards the end. Thank you @kurthartwig! I just want to swear about coffee a lot, but for some reason I feel like I shouldn't use profanity in a GoodReads review- it's like being in a library, I guess. So, yes, this Twitter feed was amazing the first time around and it totally holds up to rereading it all at once, even years later. I will say, I'm totally in for the real Rahm's crazy mythos, but I think this would be funny (funnier?) even if you dislike the guy. Because of all the surrealism and scifi ending, I'd actually kind of forgotten how hilarious it is. Some people just have a gift when it comes to deploying profanity for maximal comedic effect. Also, the characters are surprisingly vivid for a fake Twitter. Carl the Intern is my favorite, but also Axelrod. And Ari. Anyway, it was perfect, Sinker's annotations really add a lot esp for those not from Chicago. His afterword is a smidge overly enamored with the transformative power of Twitter, but it has its interesting moments, too.
What do You think about The F***ing Epic Twitter Quest Of @MayorEmanuel (2011)?
Giggled all the way through. Laughed out loud every few pages.
—Noble
