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The Grasshopper Trap
The bestselling author of They Shoot Canoes, Don't They? is at it again with more of his zany spoofs of The Great Outdoors.
Paperback, 228 pages
Published
September 15th 1986
by Owl Books
(first published 1985)
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This book had me laughing out loud at a few points. It is a collection of short stories so I was able to read one or two at a time on my break at work. Of course, I think people wondered why I was laughing to myself, but...
instead of telling about this book..it's just another funny collection....i'm gonna tell you an outdoor story of my own.
when i was a kid i got dragged out ice-fishing with my dad on a butt cold day. it was so windy that i started to get dragged across the ice....we weren't in a shack. needless to say, my dad still tried to drill a hole and fish. by the time he noticed i'd been blown a ways away, he'd already gotten a hole drilled. this made things harder on me since i then had ...more
when i was a kid i got dragged out ice-fishing with my dad on a butt cold day. it was so windy that i started to get dragged across the ice....we weren't in a shack. needless to say, my dad still tried to drill a hole and fish. by the time he noticed i'd been blown a ways away, he'd already gotten a hole drilled. this made things harder on me since i then had ...more
I read this book when I used to volunteer at the VA hospital where my dad was being treated for his heart condition. Several of the vets were vision-impaired: still waiting to be "admitted" (?) as legally blind. In the meantime, I read this and several of the other books by this author out loud to some of the patients.
The stories were pretty short but a lot of fun to read and the guys just loved them.
The stories were pretty short but a lot of fun to read and the guys just loved them.
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One of my dads' books that made it into my pile during the move. It was a fun read. I'm not an outdoorisy person, but my dad and brother are and they've done many of the same things McManus talked about.
Never have I read stories written more for me. I get the biggest kick out of Pat and his friends. I promise you won't regret reading these. And buy the box set or you will be done way too soon.
Not as funny as the first book by Patrick McManus I read, 'They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?' but certainly well worth reading. I really enjoy how his humor and stories relate to his life.
This was a FUN lighthearted read. It's just a collection of true stories from the author's life (written with a LARGE dose of literary license). They are mostly outdoor adventure stories and are hilarious. If you are looking for something easy to pass the time read this one.
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This is the second book of Mr. McManus' books that I have read and I honestly cannot stop laughing, quoting from the book and stop talking about it with all of my friends. Outdoor humor can be some funny s**t.
Great stories about the outdoors from a fantastic story teller.
Once again, you will laugh yourself silly reading these!
If you have a son or you yourself are young at heart, pick this book up. It is a wonderful set of stories about a young imaginative boy who grew up in rural America. This is almost a modern day Huck Fin without the social commentary Mark Twain added to his writing.
I laughed so hard at all the characters and stories. I promise you that this book is perfect for anyone who loves the outdoors and found themselves doing things their parents may not have always approved of. Good innocent ...more
I laughed so hard at all the characters and stories. I promise you that this book is perfect for anyone who loves the outdoors and found themselves doing things their parents may not have always approved of. Good innocent ...more
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My dad's reading it to us. It's funny.
i really enjoyed this book
five stars, you bet. funny!
I cried I laughed so hard. Sometimes, you just need to sit back and laugh at the world and all the idiots in it.
I am not an outdoorsy person; yet, I still found this book to be hilarious. The stories involving children are the funniest. He has an almost Twain-like sense of dry dialogue. My brother got it when we were little and one week we heard him laughing in the basement late at night. Finally, he read us the stories and we've been hooked ever since. Mean Tents is my favorite in this book.
Some of the stories had me laughing outloud.
I realize I am showing my redneck roots by putting this book on here, but I have to admit I have read every Patrick McManus book. Growing up in backwoods Wyoming with 3 older brothers may be my claim to insanity for loving McManus. I realize not many women enjoy outdoor humor like these books have to offer, but for some reason these books tickle my tom-boy raising.
My best friend in high school and I used to spend hours reading aloud to each other all the short stories and essays by outdoorsman and humorist Patrick McManus. We laughed our heads off. If you or someone you love is a camper/hiker/angler/hunter/liar you'll get a kick out of this book or any of the others by the author.
I found some of it to be funny. After a while I figured out that you had to be in the right mind set where you take everything he says to be exaggeration and obfuscation of the truth. Then it is really funny. Until then, you just kind of read it with a bit of a stoic look on your face.
All of Patrick McManus books are great short stories for all ages. I read them to the girls when they were little and we would laugh so had that I could hardly read. A sports writer that has a great sense for humor! Great for all ages.
I have read most of McManus's essays, and this book contains most of my favorites, including "The Skunk Ladder," "The Human Fuel Pump," and "The Grasshopper Trap."
Outdoor humor, great for reading aloud, especially around a campfire. Wish we had had this when we were Girl Scouts. I laughed my head off.
I'm not a short story reader...but I remember my dad would laugh and laugh when he read anything by Patrick McManus. They are quite funny!
Possibly the first I read from him as a book. This man is funny with great stories of his childhood hunting fishing and the great outdoors.
Like I've said in other reviews, it takes a lot to get me to laugh. This book did it, though.
Hilarious! If you are ever having a bad day just whip this out and laugh your bad mood away.
Hilarious set of stories. The whole family reads excerpts of it whenever we need to relax.
Probably my favorite of his. If you would like a bool that's carefree this is perfect. Very funny.
Earl and my read aloud book for the last month - he really liked it.
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Patrick F. McManus (born August 25, 1933) is an American outdoor humor writer. A humor columnist for Outdoor Life and other magazines, his columns have been collected in several books, beginning with A Fine and Pleasant Misery (1978) up through The Bear in the Attic (2002).
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