The Great Indoors

by Eric Broder

Ever had someone tell you just a little too much about himself? Meet Eric Broder, who made a habit of doing this―in the newspaper! Certain classic elements make a humor column irresistible. Workplace humiliation, weird food, rotten vacations, cats getting rubdowns, sex machines, raging self-delusion, enraged babies, at-risk squirrels, and of course pitiful date fantasies with Madonna and Katarina Witt―pure catnip to the modern reader. At least, that is, if you judge by the regular readers of Broder’s “The Great Indoors” newspaper column. Between 1987 and 1996, Eric Broder captivated and even astonished readers of Cleveland’s alternative weeklies with just such intimate and rarely believable details from his own remarkable life. And he did it with remarkable style. In fact, Broder’s writing style has been said to recall an unholy combination of Dave Barry, Barry White, Dr. Laura, Super Joe Charboneau, Walt Disney, and former Pittsburgh Steeler linebacker Jack Lambert. This book is a treasure sure to be cherished throughout the millenium. Or at least to be left in the bathroom until it gets too mildewed to pick up. Either way, it will change your life.

320 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1999

Reviews

[wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book over & over! Eric writes for a newspaper in Cleveland and this is a collection of his articles. I have been known to laugh out loud while reading this on the el.I'm sure I look crazy but it's HILARIOUS! You'll appreciate this if you have a sarcastic sense of humor and can visualize the situations he is describing. (Also good for the bus or train b/c they are short articles.)