Coyote v. Acme
by Ian Frazier
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Read in May, 2006
Cue foggy memories: I seem to recall that this book had a whiz-bang premise and a great start, but that it lost gas as it went on. Think of a Road Runner cartoon that's movie-length... there's only a handful of basic Road Runner gags, and after fifteen minutes, you've pretty much used them up.
I seem to recall that I didn't make it through this book. It would have made a better book if it were shorter.
I seem to recall that I didn't make it through this book. It would have made a better book if it were shorter.
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Ian Frazier is a terrific modern humorist: smart, elegant, funny, and intellectual without being overbearing. This isn't as great as his first collection, "Dating Your Mom", but it's still got tons of great pieces in it.
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an uneven book of essays but the best of them are really funny. 'in plain air' describes a factious session with monet, manet, and renoir painting each other. i had tears in my eyes.
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Read in January, 2008
Eh. Not so great, which was disappointing since I love Ian Frazier's essays in the New Yorker. Check out The Great Plains by Frazier instead. It's one of my favorite books.
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Read in May, 2001
The title essay was really the only one that I thought was laugh-out-loud funny, but it alone was worth the price of admission.
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This one caught my eye at McKay's. Short, funny essays. Nothing groundbreaking, but funny.
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