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Book Reviews of The Hoax

The Hoax
The Hoax
Author: Clifford Irving
ISBN-13: 9781401308544
ISBN-10: 1401308546
Publication Date: 3/6/2007
Pages: 400
Edition: Reprint
Rating:
  • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
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3.1 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Hyperion
Book Type: Paperback
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interesting but very long.
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I waited and waited to get this book from my wishlist. I thought it would be so interesting to learn how Irving justified his decisions. I started reading the book and realized pretty quickly that he had no justification. He perpetuated the hoax just because he could. His arrogance turned me off completely--I couldn't even finish the book. Maybe the book could be read as a statement about the "freewheeling, anything goes" time, a good cultural period piece. As far as being a good story, though, not so much.
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This is more weird than any fiction. This is the book that brough Howard Hughes out of hiding.