I cite, without editorial comment, the review of citizen Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue, newly posted by my friend and new Bard of White Owl Mr. Matthew J. Trask of Hubba’s House:

…[Going Rogue] displays no intelligence, no analysis, no wit, and no realism. I really hate to say this, but it’s Chicken Soup for the Political Soccer Mom’s Soul.

There are no grammatical errors or errors of syntax, no misspellings and the paragraphs and chapters all line up nicely. It’s an easy read, too easy, like a glossy happy sixth grade textbook. I have read Civil War era “Lost Cause” treatises that were more realistic than this. It’s “rah rah go Alaska/America” with pedantic descriptons of Alaskan scenery, a few brief gushing sentences on Alaskan historical figures (William Seward,) and the most generic of quotes scattered here and there. For nuts on the fruitcake, we get the occasional unfunny soccer mom joke, not as in offensive, as in simply not funny [Matthew Trask, "Book Review: Going Rogue by Sarah Palin," Hubba's House, 2010.01.02].

Drop by Hubba’s House to read the full review and leave your comments. Horseman, bibliophile, and imminent groom Mr. Trask is always happy to discuss literature and the affairs of this great nation.

About Cory Allen Heidelberger:

Cory Allen Heidelberger writes, paints, bikes, and dreams on Lake Herman. He is hopelessly in love with his wife, his daughter, and South Dakota. He questions the status quo regularly at his home blog, the Madville Times.

Tags: Books, Matthew Trask, Sarah Palin