false 51932662 167986 10175 078688696X 9780786886968 166 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166130618m/10175.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166130618s/10175.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10175.Wigfield_The_Can_Do_Town_That_Just_May_Not 3.52 1120 The world of Wigfield, as concocted by the brilliant Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, and Amy Sedaris (creators of the Comedy Central series Strangers with Candy), is somewhat reminiscent of the slice-of-life small-town humor of Christopher Guest's Waiting for Guffman. But instead of putting on a musical, as the Guffman folks did, the people of Wigfield busy themselves trying to acquire government handouts and stabbing each other to death. When the government rebuffs their efforts, based on the fact that they're not technically a town, they come up with a plan to get paid anyway. Wigfield's residents (as played by Colbert, Dinello, and Sedaris) are portrayed in a series of compellingly grotesque portraits by renowned designer and photographer Todd Oldham. The humor of the book--much like the town's mentality--is dense, as nearly every sentence contains one or several grimly hilarious references. Fans of feel-good whimsy are advised to navigate toward lighter fare but social pariahs, disgraced journalists, brooding malcontented sociopaths, and anyone who enjoys dark, twisted, and profoundly funny writing will find a home in Wigfield. --John Moe]]> 2848 3.93 7357 1127 6648 3.53 1202 186 6649 3.80 10758 2071 2004 3 0 false Wed Apr 08 08:19:30 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 08:21:59 -0700 2009
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