Flathead, one of the funniest book review's you'll ever read

One of the funniest book reviews I've ever come across is Matt Taibbi's critique of Thomas Friedman's The World is Flat that appeared in the April 26, 2005 edition of New York Press. The review, titled "Flathead," basically rips the book apart. It starts with:

I think it was about five months ago that Press editor Alex Zaitchik whispered to me in the office hallway that Thomas Friedman had a new book coming out. All he knew about it was the title, but that was enough; he approached me with the chilled demeanor of a British spy who has just discovered that Hitler was secretly buying up the world’s manganese supply. Who knew what it meant but one had to assume the worst 

“It’s going to be called The Flattening,” he whispered. Then he stood there, eyebrowsraised, staring at me, waiting to see the effect of the news when it landed. I said nothing. 

It turned out Alex had bad information; the book that ultimately came out
would be called The World Is Flat. It didn’t matter. Either version suggested the same horrifying possibility. Thomas Friedman in possession of 500 pages of ruminations on the metaphorical theme of flatness would be a very dangerous thing indeed. It would be like letting a chimpanzee loose in the NORAD control room; even the best-case scenario is an image that could keep you awake well into your 50s.

...and it goes on from there. Read the full review here.