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Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot
Modern · Humor, Politics, Nonfiction

Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot

by Al Franken
1996 · 271 pages · Nonfiction
25 Modern ★ 3.91 on Goodreads · 9K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

#1 New York Times bestseller (5 weeks at #1). 3.91★ from 9K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

25Must-Read Score
  • Readers30 out of 100 · counts 40%+13
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
  • Bestseller32 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+12
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.

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Bestseller

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Funny, Uplifting

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