false 6224991 2 <b>JONATHAN AMES'S LATEST BOOK</b>, his eighth, is a hilarious, erotically charged, and insightful collection of articles, essays, cartoons, and short stories. With an HBO series based on this collection's centerpiece, "Bored to Death"; a beloved novel, <I>The Extra Man</i>, soon to be released as a movie; a critically acclaimed graphic novel, <I>The Alcoholic</i>; and an ongoing series of strange literary and not-so-literary performance events, Ames has proven himself to be a writer of diverse and unusual talents.<P>In <I>The Double Life Is Twice as Good</i>, Ames's odd, Zelig-like life as a writer is on full display, as he covers the U.S. Open and a Goth music festival, profiles Marilyn Manson and Lenny Kravitz, gives a speech at an annual gathering of passionate corduroy lovers, and attends a class on how to better pleasure women. On the fiction side, the short stories feature plenty of eros, heartbreak, and sexualities of all stripes and inclinations.<P>Ames's unique style and humor shines throughout this new volume, reminding us yet again why <I>The Portland Oregonian</i> dubbed him "an edgier David Sedaris." 6405706 14 7 2009 The Double Life Is Twice as Good: Essays and Fiction total:53|5:7|4:13|3:27|2:5|1:1| 53 179 121 19 5 9 false false Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 08:15:45 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 12:01:24 -0700 2009 wasn't going to like this book. Jonathan Ames is the best best best, though of course extremely polarizing – you either want to hear about trannies and suckling and bizarre sexual escapades and shitting oneself, or you don't. And I guess if you a...more...]]> 3 2 false false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 22:09:46 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 22:36:34 -0700 2009
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