The Chapo Guide to Revolution

The Chapo Guide to Revolution
Author

Chapo Trap House:

  • Felix Biederman
  • Matt Christman
  • Brendan James
  • Will Menaker
  • Virgil Texas
Country United States
Language English
Genre Political satire
Publisher Touchstone
Publication date
 August 21, 2018 (2018-08-21)
Media type Hardcover, audiobook, ebook
Pages 320
ISBN 978-1-5011-8728-5

The Chapo Guide to Revolution: A Manifesto Against Logic, Facts, and Reason is a 2018 satirical book by hosts of the American political humor podcast Chapo Trap House, published by Touchstone.[1] The book debuted at number 6 on the New York Times Best Seller list in the Hardcover Nonfiction section.[2][3]

Content

The book deals with American history, capitalism, and "skewers" the two main American political parties.[1] It also features cartoons from Eli Valley. The book originally contained parodies of several comic strips, but these were cut for legal reasons.

Reception

The book received positive reviews in Salon, Paste, Newsweek and Harper's.[4][5][6][7] However, In a review for Politico, Bill Scher asked if The Chapo Guide to Revolution was the "stupidest book ever written about socialism".[8] Scher wrote that the Chapo Trap House hosts "have no idea what they’re talking about, and their glib new book proves it."[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Caffier, Justin (17 August 2018). "The Chapo Trap House Guys Think the Problem Isn't Russia, It's Republicans". Vice. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Enis, Eli (7 October 2018). "Chapo Trap House discuss hate mail, their new book, and the pros and cons of life in Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Hardcover Nonfiction". New York Times. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Whalen, Andrew (23 August 2018). "Chapo Trap House Book 'Chapo Guide to Revolution' Is More than Political Comedy, It's a Climate Change Call to Action". Newsweek. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Spencer, Keith (6 August 2018). ""Chapo Guide to Revolution" hints at a burgeoning leftist culture going mainstream". Salon. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Rhode, Jason (21 August 2018). "Time for Some Game Theory: Your Guide to The Chapo Guide to Revolution". Paste. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Hughes, Donald (23 August 2018). "…of what use was the rule?". Harper's. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Is This the Stupidest Book Ever Written About Socialism?". Politico. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
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