Stupid White Men

by Michael Moore

320 pages

English language

Published Oct. 3, 2002 by Penguin Books Ltd.

(17 reviews)

Stupid White Men ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation! is a book by American filmmaker Michael Moore published in 2001. Although the publishers were convinced it would be rejected by the American reading public after the September 11 attacks, it spent 50 consecutive weeks on New York Times Best Seller list (including eight weeks at number 1) for hardcover nonfiction and went to 53 printings. It is generally known by its short title, Stupid White Men.The book is highly critical of then-recent U.S. government policies in general, especially the policies of the Clinton and then-nascent Bush administrations. Moore's "A Prayer to Afflict the Comfortable" was originally published in this book.

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3 stars

Of Moore's films, I have only seen Bowling for Columbine. I actually liked how he blatantly manipulated the viewer, often with a lot of irony, and rarely trying to be subtle about it.

This lack of subtlety is much less effective in written form, I must say. The humor is loud and direct, and that it's also offensive is arguably the best thing about it. The humorous chapters didn't appeal to me at all.

Moore's strength, on the other hand, is playing with numbers. In the chapters that are mainly about facts, he succeeds brilliantly: his anger is palpable, and his research speaks for itself. This is where the book is able to excite.

All in all, a so-so effort, but, as has often been said, a much needed eye-opener.