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Marjorie Taylor Greene's book is a flop (www.newsweek.com)

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[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 3 points 11 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Less than a week after its release, Marjorie Taylor Greene's book isn't performing as well as that of Republican Senator Ted Cruz, according to data available on Amazon.

In the book, Greene said she speaks of January 6, 2021, gives "inside stories about the Swamp you won't hear anywhere else" and writes about "Jewish Space Lasers"—a reference to an antisemitic conspiracy theory she spread in 2021, when she said that the Rothschild banking family was behind an anti-Christmas plot.

On Amazon, the world's largest online bookstore, the MAGA Republican's memoir was ranking 9,735 among its best-selling books as of Monday, November 27.

Another reader joked that the book had nothing to do with Magic: The Gathering—an iconic game which shares the same initials as the Georgia congresswoman.

By comparison, a book by Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas titled: "Unwoke: How to Defeat Cultural Marxism in America" was ranked six in the same category.

Cruz's book, which was released on November 7, is also currently faring better than Greene's in terms of reviews and has a 4.3 out of 5 star rating.

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[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

Makes sense seeing as MTG is flop-sweat given human form.

[-] at_an_angle@lemmy.one 2 points 11 months ago

I'm gonna wait and keep checking in at book stores. When this book is the bargain bins clearance pile for a dollar, I'll buy it.

Only because I need to know if it's written better or worse than 50 shades, and I could use the paper when I pack extra plates.

[-] JimmyChanga@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Just read a few pages and put it back down

[-] Plasma@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

A book? She can write?

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

Former political ghostwriter here: nearly zero percent chance she wrote this. It was written by a likely young, underpaid staffer.

[-] 1847953620@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

she just looks like a chimp with a wig

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