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Title: Chris Buckley's publishers made him do it
Review: I am normally a huge Christopher Buckley fan, and I was excited to get Wry Martinis. I knew it was a collection of (largely) previously published work, but why should that matter? Unfortunately, it turns out to matter a lot. Buckley's magazine pieces would no doubt be funny if you came upon them one at a time in a magazine, just the way Andy Rooney could be funny at the end of a 60 Minutes broadcast. Strung end-to-end, however, these short essays just become irritating. Here's one thing Buckley doesn't like. Here's another. And another. The effect is only slightly more appealing than a six-hour tape of Andy Rooney.
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