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Kerplunk!: Stories
written by Patrick F McManus
Studio : Tantor Media
by Tantor Media
Publisher : Tantor Media
Released : 2007-11-01
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9781400155415
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 11 reviews)
List Price : $19.99
Our Price : $11.99
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This is the latest hilarious collection of folksy, humorous, and wonderfully wise stories about country life from the bestselling author of The Blight Way. |
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Laugh out loud stories for people that love the outdoors ... |
and for folks that need reasons not to go out. (At least you'll laugh about the problems you are missing.)
McManus is one of those authors whose books don't need to be read in any particular order, and since I have a "complete" collection, I thought I would review his output on the occasion of the most recent addition.
It started out pretty well for McManus over 40 years ago when he was in college:
"When I entered his office, the dean glanced up at me sternly, a faculty countenance with which I was not unfamiliar.
"Oh, it's you, McManus," he said, brightening. "I just wanted to tell you I enjoyed very much that little story of yours in the literary magazine about the lady who kept things. Quite good! Excellent, in fact!"
"I'm unsure what field of scholarship the dean pursued, but probably not literary criticism. Nevertheless, the dean's nugget of praise has remained in my psychic poke for forty years and more, and from time to time I take it out and bask in its healing glow. Never ignore or forget any bit of praise for your writing, deserved or not. Praise possesses excellent restorative properties, particularly for the writer of humor."
[Great advice, frankly. Is it any wonder I treasure every Helpful vote, and mourn each Unhelpful vote here on Americancivilwar?]
It's impossible to rank McManus's books in any particular order. Even the weakest are relatively weak only because there are less laugh out loud moments. There are always some, that's for sure. Here are a few favorites:
A Fine and Pleasant Misery -- "Personally, I miss the old-fashioned misery of old fashioned camping."
They Shoot Canoes, Don't They? (Owlet Book) -- "Not wishing to embarrass them any more than was absolutely necessary, Retch and I just let on as if everything was normal and if that scarcely a day went by that we didn't see people in funny costumes hammering nails into rock."
Into the Twilight, Endlessly Grousing -- ""Your smoking them is bad for my health."
"That's because you're a panty-waist," he said. "This is a fine cigar, and if you had any taste at all, you'd appreciate its lovely aroma. Hemingway always brought me a couple boxes from Cuba when he came up to hunt with me in Idaho. Now. there was a man! They don't make men like Hem anymore, yourself being a case in point."
The Bear in the Attic -- ""Now, Buck, this is probably something you don't know, but cute is one of nature's devices for preserving its young. It doesn't apply to just animals either. Many a dumb and useless human being has survived and prospered for no other reason than the good luck of being cute."
McManus is as close as we'll get to a living Mark Twain. A treasure indeed.
Robert C. Ross 2009 |
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Another collection of Patrick McManus' short stories. This review is a bit premature, since I've not yet read the book (It's not Christmas yet). BUT, Patrick McManus' stuff is consistently good enough that I ordered me and my dad a copy of this book. I introduced my dad to McManus's work years ago when he was recuperating from a hernia operation. He laughed and laughed, but still fussed at me for making his stitches hurt. If you like camping, hunting and/or fishing, or like reading about boys and the mischief they get into, you'll love Patrick McManus! |
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McManus is the greatest. |
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McManus is my favorite humorist. This book is a compilation of his articles in Outdoor Life. Not quite up to his other books, but he still gets some good ones off. |
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You just must read this book for getting your sides split. |
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These books by McManus are the best for making you remember what it was like growing up when kids were real kids. As you read, the world melts away and entertains you as if you were really there. |
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laugh out loud funny |
This is the first audio book I have gotten from this author. I made a deal with my self to listen to audio books only while driving. I started laughing so hard I had to pull the car over so I wouldn't wreck the car. It should come with a warning DANGER LAUGHING AND DRIVING COULD WRECK THE CAR.
surprisingly, My husband listened to this one and liked it. Kerplunk may of been my first book but it won't be my last. I'll just have to learn how to drive and laugh out loud. |
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