The Beard

by Andersen Prunty (Goodreads Author)
The Beard
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20 ratings, 4.10 average rating, 10 reviews (more data...)
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published
September 27th 2009 by Atlatl Press (first published March 2009)

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Paperback, 246 pages

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0615326331    (isbn13: 9780615326337)

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Seven-year-old David Glum watches as his grandfather is abducted by a legendary herd of elephants. Twenty years later, David returns to his parents’…more


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Daniel Clausen
Oct 04, 2009
Daniel Clausen rated it: 5 of 5 stars (review of other edition)

Read in October, 2009

Warning: One or two spoilers in the mix.

So I traded this book for a copy of my own and I don't regret it.

An elephant wind. That’s what this book is. You probably don’t know what that means. If you try to picture it your mind, you might get some idea of what the book is. You’ll definitely know what that means after you read the book and then you can decide whether that statement is accurate or not—but for now, perhaps it’s sufficient to say that the book is an...more
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F.R.
Nov 20, 2009
F.R. rated it: 3 of 5 stars (review of other edition)

Such is the inflexibility of the Goodreads ranking system, I’ve been wondering whether to go for two or three stars, as really I’d give this book two and a half – but I’m feeling generous so I’ll go for three.

This is a quest tale which leans heavily into the absurdist/surrealist. For example there is a sandwich-maker/cobbler who sells hallucinogenic sandwiches. This kind of weirdness builds and builds until the reader is willing to accept virtually anything. However this qu...more
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Andersen Prunty
This is now available as a free .pdf or ePub download to Goodreads users (find the button on the right under the ads and stuff). Reviews appreciated. It's also available as a trade paperback and Kindle download on Amazon.
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Tortla
May 02, 2009
Tortla rated it: 2 of 5 stars (review of other edition)

Read in May, 2009
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Jasmine
Apr 17, 2009
Jasmine rated it: 5 of 5 stars (review of other edition)

bookshelves: 2009
Read in April, 2009
I read this book backwards, or at least semi backwards. I read it from the top of the blog down, so I read the chapters frontwards in the backwards order. Why would I do this? I felt like it. Perhaps someday I will reread it in the frontwards order. I think chapter 18 is the best chapter and that it has a fun feel where the story seems to be attempting to be about a beard regardless of all the other silly things going on, though perhaps I am title bias. Regardless it isn't particularly long and ...more
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Kate
Dec 29, 2009
Kate rated it: 4 of 5 stars (review of other edition)

bookshelves: bizarro, e-books
Owns a copy — Read in February, 2010
recommends it for: surrealists
If you like Salvador Dali, you'll enjoy this book.

David Glum was first a writer. Then a napper. Then a beard grower. After that he became an unemployed philosopher. Then an adventurer, until finally he found his calling as a dreamer.

Come along, if you dare, on this surreal journey with David and his father. It will be full of trippy bus rides, imposters, hallucinogenic sandwiches, Nefarions from the Malific ocean, elephant winds, lawn mowing maniacs, and last but cert...more
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Kipp Poe
Mar 03, 2010
Kipp Poe rated it: 5 of 5 stars (review of other edition)

Another great read from Andersen Prunty taking you on a journey of what dreams are made of
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Chris Bowsman
Oct 02, 2009
Chris Bowsman rated it: 5 of 5 stars (review of other edition)

Read in January, 2010
After reading Andersen Prunty's The Beard, I doubt if I'll ever have the courage to shave again.




Not really. Actually, I finished it last night, and shaved today. There's nothing scary in this book about beards (or shaving). It it not horror, but it is an immensely enjoyable read. This book would make an excellent introduction to the world of Bizarro fiction. Lots of strange characters and settings, but no weird-for-the-sake-of-weird. Heavy on the fun and subtle humo...more
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Grant
Mar 16, 2009
Grant rated it: 5 of 5 stars (review of other edition)

Read in April, 2009
Great novel. Prunty tells the tale of David Glum who grows a beard while embarking on a surreal journey. He attempts to find himself and his purpose in life.Full of mythology and adventure,The Beard questions identity and is sure to please any fan of weird fiction.Plus,it's free.
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Nathaniel Lambert
Read in February, 2010
Loved it. If Holden Caulfield rented a timeshare in Vegas, only to find out he double booked with Hunter Thompson, and then they both sat down over a buffett of mind-altering drugs and wrote a book, I THINK it might be something like THE BEARD.

BEHOLD THE POWER OF FACIAL HAIR.
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Danny
Mar 10, 2010
Danny rated it: 5 of 5 stars


Luna
Mar 03, 2010
Luna marked it as to-read

bookshelves: to-read

Don Skotch Vail
Feb 21, 2010
Don Skotch Vail marked it as to-read

bookshelves: to-read

FabulousRaye
Feb 13, 2010
FabulousRaye marked it as to-read (review of other edition)

bookshelves: books-i-own, ebooks, to-read

dancing dimond
Feb 12, 2010
dancing dimond rated it: 3 of 5 stars


Kate Jonez
Jan 24, 2010
Kate Jonez is currently reading it (review of other edition)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Justin
Jan 21, 2010
Justin marked it as to-read (review of other edition)

bookshelves: bizarro, to-read

Lisa
Jan 19, 2010
Lisa marked it as to-read

bookshelves: to-read

Bec
Jan 18, 2010
Bec marked it as to-read-on-kindle (review of other edition)

bookshelves: to-read-on-kindle

Mon
Jan 04, 2010
Mon rated it: 3 of 5 stars (review of other edition)

Read in January, 2010



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