As a proud Texan, I love any book about Texas. I thought this one would be no different. The jacket described what I expected to be a fun, smart view of the state I love, but with a sarcastic tone. I could not have been more wrong as I was not prepared for the drippingly snarkified dislike of my beloved state, emboldened by charts, graphs, and facts of every embarrassing thing ever to happen in the great state. The author has done her research into all things political and come up with Texans being the biggest bunch of boot-wearing, ten-gallon hat wearing blowhards west of the Mississippi. My hackles rightfully cemented up after chapter after chapter denegrating our politicians, our policies, and our often right-leaning stances on important issues, I was actually worn plum out by the end of the book. In defense of my birthplace, I can only hope Gail Collins' fans can look forward to 49 more books in the future with at least as much snark, sarcasm, and negativity as Texas received, about their own beloved states. Don't tell me if she does write them, I won't read them. No one needs that kind of negativity in their life.

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