Wrap It In A Bit of Cheese Like You're Tricking The Dog: The fifth collection of essays and emails by New York Times Best Selling author, David Thorne.

by David Thorne

From the New York Times Best Selling author of The Internet is a Playground and the creator of the website 27b/6, comes a brand new collection of never before published essays and emails. "Thorne's best book yet. Clever, awkward, and laugh-out-loud funny." The Huffington Post

Genres: Humor, Nonfiction, Essays, Comedy, Short Stories, Internet, Satire

216 pages, Paperback

First published December 3, 2016

About the author

David Thorne is an Australian humourist, satirist, Internet personality and New York Times best-selling author. His work has been featured on the BBC, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Thorne gained public recognition in late 2008 for an email exchange in which he attempts to pay an overdue bill with a drawing of a seven-legged spider. The exchange spread virally via email and social networking sites, leading to a surge of visitors to his website 27b/6 (27bslash6). 27b/6 features a collection of humorous emails and articles from Thorne's life. These and additional essays appear in Thorne's book, The Internet is a Playground. Published by Penguin Group and released on 28 April 2011, the book debuted at number four on The New York Times Best Seller list.

Reviews

[jv poore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hilarious, as expected, with maybe a couple of unexpected but greatly appreciated.....moments.

I'm going to have buy several more copies. I have a couple of friends and a few HS English classes that will undoubtedly be as amused and delighted as I am.

[Tracey Allen at Carpe Librum · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been enjoying David Thorne's wacky sense of humour for years now, so I was really excited to receive an autographed copy of Wrap It In a Bit of Cheese Like You're Tricking the Dog for Christmas last year.

Containing more essays than emails, the laughs continued, just not at the same rate of knots (i.e. on every page). The work conversations are hilarious and there was another logo design that had me chuckling and remembering the logo shenanigans in his previous books.

Readers looking for a little more depth in the writing will enjoy this offering, however in terms of laughs, it didn't make me want to read out every exchange, as I wanted to do when reading The Internet is a Playground (5 stars) and I'll Go Home Then, It's Warm and Has Chairs. The Unpublished Emails. (5 stars).

This collection of essays and emails is highly recommended for readers familiar with David Thorne's work, but if you're wanting to dip your toe into his wildly entertaining world, you should begin with The Internet Is A Playground. I remain a dedicated fan though and will continue to read whatever he puts out. Unless it's a book full of his cat panels, lol!

[Petter Wolff · Rating 2 out of 5]

The site is better. But you knew that, right? I knew that, or at least I was 80% certain. I bought the book partly to say "thanks for your hilarious website".

[Ray Henderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not enough cat photos

This is just a bit heavier than the original David Thorne. It's durable, lightweight, and has an excellent aerodynamic shape which makes it easy to throw and catch. It's weight is good for casual play and people of varying ages and skill.

[Andrew Shaffer]

Assorted humor and essays. Check out his INTERNET IS A PLAYGROUND if you’re unfamiliar with his stuff, you will wet the bed. If you read it in bed.

[Thea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Many laugh out loud moments. However there was ableism so I don't love that. I was reading while Jesse was watching TV and happened to be laughing at the same time as things in the show were funny.

[Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

After coming in with the expectation of typos and not learning anything, it's a sui generis piece of work that can be laugh out loud funny at times. This one has some well-positioned edifying moments - I'm beginning to suspect his self-deprecation makes us underestimate the design.

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

AKsks🎴

[Gil Goncalves Mota · Rating 5 out of 5]

“He’d thrown the screwdriver after discovering I’d removed all the screws from his office chair but, really, who gets back from lunch to discover a screwdriver and 46 screws on their desk and still sits down?”
― David Thorne, Wrap It In A Bit Of Cheese Like You're Tricking The Dog

[Terry Collins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simon is dead, and unless you've read David Thorne's other books, you have no idea how sad that piece of information is when discovered in this collection of essays, reflections, emails and other nonsense. Simon is THE legendary Simon from Thorne's first book, and subsequent volumes - best known for the legendary "Simon's Pie Charts" series of email exchanges that can be found at the following link:

http://www.27bslash6.com/p2p2.html

However, the passage of time has not dulled Thorne's wit and sense of the surreal one iota - even if mixed with more mature ruminations on his father, his family, the workplace, and life in general. As always, I laugh loudly and with gusto at his work, even while recognizing we're all getting older.

Highlights: "Production Meeting" (in which a suggestion box at work goes terribly awry), "An Extract From Mowing The Mishler Way! by Carl Mishler" (fun with the neighbors), "Answering Ben's Emails For Him While He's Out For The Afternoon" (self explanatory), "Sitting and Sighing" (the death of Simon), and "Who's Pat?" (sex with toasters).

[E.S. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Holy shit. I did not expect that Simon plot twist there.

I don't think I ever stopped laughing the moment I opened the book. I really enjoyed the first two books he published and then I guess I went and lived in a cave because I wasn't even aware of the other few that he had published since then. I decided to visit his website again and it was love at first sight (again).

Also, why the hell do all the books I select on here automatically come up as the kindle editions? I don't get it.

Anyway, read this book.

[Mr A Humphreys · Rating 5 out of 5]

A rollercoaster of emotions

As a fan of the website in the days of the long running complaints from Simon, eagerly awaiting the next inevitable (and deserved) complaint, the tale of Walter's tie and it's conclusion totally threw me. Tangents galore but inevitably and surprisingly they get back on track. The comic writing is, as always, spot on, you can't help feel sorry for David's workmates, family and any a d all wild animals he befriends. Best read with a few Pina Coladas and chicken nuggets!

[John Naylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

As this is the fifth collection of the author's essays and emails then I accept that there may be funnier tales in the first four. I did laugh at certain things here but it was hardly a laugh a page.

I felt that the emails were funnier than the essays. One line humour appeals to me as a rule and the author has a good grasp of it.

The author doesn't always put himself in a good light in these stories. He doesn't seem like a good friend or person at times. I think I liked him more for that.

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

There are some stand-out good points here and there - like the attention-seeker takedown at the funeral, 'Eskimo Day', and the sex ed confusion - but it took awhile to get there, and there was a lot of awkwardness in between that just didn't land right for me. Lots of random weirdness, occasionally uncomfortable, but it gets stronger where he stumbles into serious things (like unexpected death, or trouble between his parents).
Overall I'm lukewarm on this one. Just not quite my style.

[Vero · Rating 5 out of 5]

His best one yet! This truly made me laugh out loud.
 
I immensely enjoyed this book. It also had some more emotional stories in there - not going to spoiler here, but it made for an even better read, as it gave the humour some human touch. Even sarcastic a**holes know how to love and to be loyal...
 
Very good read for a good laugh!

[Mathew Walls · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not quite as good as Look Evelyn, Duck Dynasty Wiper Blades, but still very funny and well worth reading.

[George Shafer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another belly buster !!

I love these books. My wife always knows when I am reading one of David's books, as there is continuous laughter. I end up reading much it out loud to her. Not a bad way to spend an afternoon. Cannot wait until the next one!

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love him. Just fun little bits watching him mess with people. Not engrossing for like when you really need to take your mind off things, but definitely a light good little bit of fun. I will perpetually want him to be able to afford a better editor/proofreader.

[Chelsea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love David Thorne

Wish there were more laugh out loud moments in this book. But it was still just as entertaining as any of his stories. My favorite was the Eskimo Day exert. Several grammar errors in the kindle version. lol

[S · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read it 11 times. What the hell am I doing with my life?

Actually it's probably more like 16 times. I should probably just go to sleep when going to bed but I have four of his books on more or less continuous rotation. I've tried other books but they make me sleepy.

[Janie D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly laugh out loud funny!

And the Introduction is just as hilarious! This is a book about not really much of anything, but I laughed so much from the first page, I almost peed my pants!

[Audrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

As always, hilarious

If a witting smart aleck is what you are into, you will love this book. Highly recommend all of his work.

[K · Rating 5 out of 5]

Um dos livros mais divertidos que já li, e diferente do que eu achava, Thorne é capaz de escrever histórias de forma emocionante.

[Luana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I laughed so hard I had tears.

[Jean-Sébastien Goulet · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun read, as usual with Thorne's books. Lots of fun and laughed out loud at several occasions.

[Nicole Beck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

Great book! Constant laughter throughout book. A lot of hilarious reflections and past memories. Worth reading if you're into dry and satirical humor

[Kayle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoy David Thorne's books. They're bizzarre in a way I appreciate, sometimes heartfelt, but mostly insane.

[Wendy Richardson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent as always!

[Cary Edwards · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny to read

I find myself laughing as I read David’s books. Some parts are ridiculous, but they are intended to be cerebral books. Each book I read from him is enjoyable.

[Jodi Dougherty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hillarious!!

We share the same disdain for office culture. This inspires me to do more button pushing. Also, totally making my kid stand outside with large signs of his crimes.