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Sleep Talkin' Man
“Talking in your sleep was never so funny. . . . [Adam Lennard’s] nighttime alter-ego is rude and crude and certainly sounds insane.”— ABC News (online) on the Sleep Talkin’ Man blog
Karen Slavick met Adam Lennard in 1991 on a Kibbutz in Israel, where he declared his love for her by passing out in her bed while he waited for her to return from a midnight swim. Understandably, she never forgot him. Over a decade later, they rekindled their romance and married—but then he fell asleep again, and all hell broke loose. Though he’s a romantic and mild-mannered Englishman by day, Adam quickly morphs into the uproariously foul-mouthed, vegetarian-hating, wildlife-obsessed character beloved by millions as Sleep Talkin’ Man. And Karen has the audio tapes to prove it. Sleep Talkin’ Man collects the best of his questionable wisdom along with tales from blog readers, and stories of how love can bloom—even when your beloved is a nocturnal maniac. By turns crude and charming, Sleep Talkin’ Man is a hilariously candid journey into one man’s dreamland.
Karen Slavick met Adam Lennard in 1991 on a Kibbutz in Israel, where he declared his love for her by passing out in her bed while he waited for her to return from a midnight swim. Understandably, she never forgot him. Over a decade later, they rekindled their romance and married—but then he fell asleep again, and all hell broke loose. Though he’s a romantic and mild-mannered Englishman by day, Adam quickly morphs into the uproariously foul-mouthed, vegetarian-hating, wildlife-obsessed character beloved by millions as Sleep Talkin’ Man. And Karen has the audio tapes to prove it. Sleep Talkin’ Man collects the best of his questionable wisdom along with tales from blog readers, and stories of how love can bloom—even when your beloved is a nocturnal maniac. By turns crude and charming, Sleep Talkin’ Man is a hilariously candid journey into one man’s dreamland.
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304 pages, Paperback
First published June 5, 2012
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October 22, 2012
I'm sure a few of you who know me well have heard me tell the story of how my husband talks in his sleep. He does this almost every night, and often rewards me with funny little gems to share with all of you.
Yes, that's right. My husband was ready to defend our safety against God-only-knows-who with a pair of chopsticks. I've also been privileged to hear about alien invasions, corporate takeovers, and MMA smackdowns.
So of course when I saw this book, I immediately knew I was going to have to read it. The version I have was sent as a galley for a shorter title, Sleep Talkin' Man, but I gather this is the same book.
Let me just note right off that there are so many 5 star moments in this book. If, in fact, you were going to use this book as a bathroom book or a joke-a-day type of book, I'd say it's a five star read. The things that this woman's husband says in his sleep (she spent a significant amount of time actually recording it for playback later) are HILARIOUS. I would recommend that if you were to read Sleep Talkin' Man do this - stick the book somewhere (in your bathroom, your car, etc.) where you're only going to be reading it for a couple of minutes at a time. DON'T attempt to sit down and read this book through as if it's a novel. Because as a novel, it's a very weak 3 stars at best, regardless of how much comic gold is in the book. After all, who wants to sit down and read 100 plus pages full of short quips and one liners?
That said, this woman...I give her an overseas high five. She is my Brit twin. She has insomnia, while her husband can fall asleep within 10 seconds. That's SO me. She lays awake playing internet sudoku (I play mine on the Nook) and gets to listen to her husband talk about random crap. That's SO me. I wish I could meet up with this chick for lunch sometime and compare notes. She gets some major kudos for thinking to document her husband's ramblings for book purposes. I, however, was SITTING ON A GOLD MINE this entire time and didn't know it!
Here's a few random snippets from the book to show you what she (and I by proxy) have to live with :
Hands up who wants sweets! Hands up! Aww, you've got no hands. Sucks to be you, sweets for me.
Go on, cry motherfucker. I'm gonna dip my dim sum in your tears.
You're gonna have to shave your pubes. It's like fighting an army of permed spider legs down there, and I'm gonna lose. I'm gonna lose.
You've got an issue with my goat, you got an issue with me. Come on, goat. We're going somewhere where we're welcome.
Of course the zombie loved me. She gave me her heart.
My pony's for sale...Yes, it fucking works!
Oh, I hope you take this advice to heart : you look fat when you cry.
This little tampon went out, this little tampon stayed home. This little tampon had an applicator, this little tampon had none. This little tampon's covered in...poop. WRONG HOLE, PEOPLE! Wrong hole.
I'm bored. Let's go and trip some old people.
I need you to take this stapler and ram it into your forehead. No, it won't solve the problem, but it will make me happier.
Sigh. I should have been recording all this time.
This book was provided from the publisher through Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
The one that he's most know for within my GR circle of friends : "We're about to get our asses kicked, and I have nothing but this pair of chopsticks."
Yes, that's right. My husband was ready to defend our safety against God-only-knows-who with a pair of chopsticks. I've also been privileged to hear about alien invasions, corporate takeovers, and MMA smackdowns.
So of course when I saw this book, I immediately knew I was going to have to read it. The version I have was sent as a galley for a shorter title, Sleep Talkin' Man, but I gather this is the same book.
Let me just note right off that there are so many 5 star moments in this book. If, in fact, you were going to use this book as a bathroom book or a joke-a-day type of book, I'd say it's a five star read. The things that this woman's husband says in his sleep (she spent a significant amount of time actually recording it for playback later) are HILARIOUS. I would recommend that if you were to read Sleep Talkin' Man do this - stick the book somewhere (in your bathroom, your car, etc.) where you're only going to be reading it for a couple of minutes at a time. DON'T attempt to sit down and read this book through as if it's a novel. Because as a novel, it's a very weak 3 stars at best, regardless of how much comic gold is in the book. After all, who wants to sit down and read 100 plus pages full of short quips and one liners?
That said, this woman...I give her an overseas high five. She is my Brit twin. She has insomnia, while her husband can fall asleep within 10 seconds. That's SO me. She lays awake playing internet sudoku (I play mine on the Nook) and gets to listen to her husband talk about random crap. That's SO me. I wish I could meet up with this chick for lunch sometime and compare notes. She gets some major kudos for thinking to document her husband's ramblings for book purposes. I, however, was SITTING ON A GOLD MINE this entire time and didn't know it!
Here's a few random snippets from the book to show you what she (and I by proxy) have to live with :
Hands up who wants sweets! Hands up! Aww, you've got no hands. Sucks to be you, sweets for me.
Go on, cry motherfucker. I'm gonna dip my dim sum in your tears.
You're gonna have to shave your pubes. It's like fighting an army of permed spider legs down there, and I'm gonna lose. I'm gonna lose.
You've got an issue with my goat, you got an issue with me. Come on, goat. We're going somewhere where we're welcome.
Of course the zombie loved me. She gave me her heart.
My pony's for sale...Yes, it fucking works!
Oh, I hope you take this advice to heart : you look fat when you cry.
This little tampon went out, this little tampon stayed home. This little tampon had an applicator, this little tampon had none. This little tampon's covered in...poop. WRONG HOLE, PEOPLE! Wrong hole.
I'm bored. Let's go and trip some old people.
I need you to take this stapler and ram it into your forehead. No, it won't solve the problem, but it will make me happier.
Sigh. I should have been recording all this time.
This book was provided from the publisher through Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
July 16, 2013
I want prints of some of these to put in my home. What I really enjoyed was the stories of Karen and Adam interspersed throughout the quotes. You would get 20 pages of quotes followed by part of their story or some expertise on sleep talking by a doctor. It struck the perfect balance.
I’ve read so many books I haven’t especially liked for this challenge that it was nice to finally read one I could get excited about. I showed it to Boy Toy and he loved it. I highly recommend it for everyone who doesn’t have delicate sensibilities.
The blog has died down some since they had a new baby. I'm hoping it will pick back up once they're rested/sleeping through the night.
I’ve read so many books I haven’t especially liked for this challenge that it was nice to finally read one I could get excited about. I showed it to Boy Toy and he loved it. I highly recommend it for everyone who doesn’t have delicate sensibilities.
The blog has died down some since they had a new baby. I'm hoping it will pick back up once they're rested/sleeping through the night.
Want to Read
March 12, 2013Received a free copy of this book. I had read something about this book in an article and was interested in reading it. After a quick review of the book, however, I probably will not read it. Some of the sayings are funny but all are so interlaced with expletives it wasn't enjoyable to read. Maybe Sleep Talkin' Man needs to clean up his act. Sorry!
August 27, 2013
It was amusing. I liked the parts when Adam woke up and would riff on what STM had said. But I preferred reading the parts about their personal lives more than what STM said. It was a nice quick read.
October 7, 2012
I really enjoyed reading this quirky book.
March 30, 2013
Laugh out loud funny.
May 28, 2013
Laughed 'til I cried. That said, I'd like to thank my husband for not writing this book.
May 29, 2013
Super funny book! Had me laughing like crazy throughout the whole book! It's not really something you can explain, you really just have to experience it.
June 13, 2013
Hilarious! You couldn't make this stuff up!!
August 28, 2013
Quite funny. I agree with a friend, the personal stuff was better than the stuff STM had to say.
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