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Summary: American Dream?......
Review: This book is incredible...... From the very beggining, where you wonder if the old nut really can be Uncle Sam, with his constant flashbacks and presidential quips, to his struggle with the image of what he has become at the end of the story, this book tells a tale that should not be ignored......However, it is Sam's final struggle with what he has become that touches me the most. The symbol and spirit of freedom in America faces what he has become- a symbol of corporate payola.. Read this book, I urge you. It's far better than most of the junk that DC churn out these days, and better than 'The Dark Knight Returns', their best publication ever.... People might say that you cant really compare the Batman to Uncle Sam, but then you are ignorant to what Uncle Sam is, a superhero in his own right, giving hope and freedom to Americans.........
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Summary: Well done, but polarized story.
Review: Uncle Sam is a very good book. It is well-written, and the art is excellent, as fans of Alex Ross should expect. That said, it is also a work with strong political motives. It actually says more about modern liberal thought than it does about anything else. Conservatives will be offended by this book, while liberals will enjoy it immensely. People without strong political opinion will be introduced to one side of the "debate" between the two groups that has never really been a debate at all, but a series of unfriendly attacks from both sides, where history is treated as clay to shape and skew any way one pleases and one's own mistakes are ignored by conspicuous denial while the mistakes of the other side are constantly pointed out and intensely analyzed. The final messages of this book are that unquestioning patriotism is a counterproductive mockery, while hope is a strong positive force; past mistakes ignored are doomed to be repeated, while an understanding of past mistakes better prepares one for a more successful future. In my opinion, both of those messages are true. I do not agree that the author fully understands historic patterns, and I feel that his exposition of mistakes is highly selective although the mistakes themselves were true mistakes. This story must be taken with a grain of salt and a healthy portion of critical thought, not with blind acceptance at all. Nevertheless, his intent is good and his story is worth reading even by those who feel that neither side in today's great political insult-fest is entirely praiseworthy.
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