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Loading... (Not that You Asked): Rants, Exploits, and Obsessionspor Steve Almond
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adorará Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se gostará deste livro. I thought this was uneven, but good in parts. It's a series of essays by the author of Candyfreak, which I loved, and about half way through this one, I figured out that I like him a lot when he is writing about things that are fairly specific to him, like being obsessed with candy, or with Kurt Vonnegut. On the other hand, when he discusses things that are more commonplace, like having grave concerns about the Bush administration, or sex, it gets a little monotonous for me, like the Charlie Brown adults. (  ) delphica | Nov 8, 2009 |  I guess it's a treat to get a preview of an upcoming book, but I think it a little ridiculous to deem this pamphlet worthy of a full fledged review. So in 25 words (or more) I'll reserve judgment until the real book comes along (  ) Doondeck | Jul 23, 2009 | August 11, 2007 Not that you asked A Sampler by: Steve Almond The short pieces in this sampler are "raves and rants" by this Steve. I think they are autobiographical. A Jewish lad who, in the last short story explains his complicated and "dysfunctional" family. He has a psychiatrist mother, a remote father, two brothers and grandparents back 2 generations with various degrees of orthodox religion and background. He declares himself an agnostic. As with several proclaimed jewish authors, S. Almond, whether religious or not, is very conscious of his jewishness. This is just fascinating to me. For many years I have been interested in this race? people? religion? who, even experts are divided on correct definition. This started in my sunday school days. My instruction was as much or more about the Old Testament than the New testament. Of course, the history and story of God's chosen people takes up twice the space in the first of the Bible. Then, when all the prophecies and foundations are fulfilled, the New Testament explains that the chosen people are only preparation for the completion of God's plans and a new set of instructions is given. Well, that makes for an amazing history of this chosen people the last 2000 years. But enough about the reviewer's interest. I read lots of reviews. Many of them are more about the reviewer and the reviewer's great knowledge and erudition. We don't want to try that out! The first selection in the sample is hilarious. I don't want to spoil it for you, but the part about the dog playing tug with Steve's mother as she is trying to pry the condom out of the dog's mouth really is funny. He does write quite a lot about sex. I bought another of his books because reviewers always compare the present volume to the author's previous works. He really does write a lot about sex. I can't wait for the complete book. by robertsgirl robertsgirl | Jul 9, 2009 | Eh. Let me say that I am perversely offended by this Advance Reader's Edition "special excerpt booklet." Perversely because, although I didn't really enjoy the "special excerpt booklet," I'm offended that "they" didn't send me the entire book. I do understand that there's an element of looking a gift horse in the mouth involved here. But, what can I say? I find it kinda chintzy. Getting past my irritation with the form to my thoughts on the substance, I will say that Almond occasionally made me chuckle but, for the most part, I was unimpressed. His insights came across as shallow and self-satisfied. Which is probably why it took me 10 months to finish a 42 page "booklet." (  ) iammbb | Jun 1, 2008 | This was an early reviewer copy that was delivered courtesy of LibraryThing. I requested it on a bit of a whim, mainly because it seemed mildly amusing, and I liked the cover (I know, I know). So I was very pleasantly surprised when I got around to reading the slim volume. The only bad thing about this book is, in fact, its brevity. It is merely a sampler, but it is a sample of some fresh, witty, intelligent, self-aware writing that hits all the right notes. Steve Almond is on par with David Sedaris and David Rakoff in my mind, and I will definitely track down some of his other books. He relates these painful stories with wit and insight. In short it was just damn funny. vegetrendian | Mar 21, 2008 |  sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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