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Mentally Incontinent: That Time I Burned Down A Hooters, That Time My Stalker Crashed On My Couch, And Nine Other Stories From My Weird Life (2005)

by Joe Peacock(Favorite Author)

3.41 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1592404820 (ISBN13: 9781592404827)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Gotham

review 1: I was surfing my favorite internet waste of time, StumbleUpon, the other day when a rather old school website popped up, circa 2005 or something. I was going to skip right through it when the name of the article caught my eye; The Wal-Mart Story, an account of minimum wage vengeance and Black Friday mayhem. It turned out to be a nostalgic and hilarious account of late ‘90s suburban life written by a man named Joe Peacock, who apparently has since become pretty big online and even has his own book of short autobiographical stories out, including the Wal-Mart Story. I said, why not read more, so I requested the book from the library. Whether through bad luck or just bad ideas, weird and uncomfortable escapades have a tendency to happen to Peacock throughout his life and he... more has a gift in be able to turn these trying times into snappy, amusing stories with just a little bit of heart; whether a little poetic license has been taken is beside the point as the tales often have a confessional vibe, showing off Peacock's flaws and triumphs as a human. Laughing at/with Peacock as he wrestles with high school, relationships, and the working world (and SNES, of course) made for a fast, mildly humorous read.
review 2: This one was a disappointment, only because it was supposed to be funny. The stories were well-written and touching, but not really funny. The title, and subtitle, (and way off introduction) hype you up to read the craziest stories ever. Not even close.I have experienced WAY crazier things than this guy, and comparatively, feel like I could write "funny" in my sleep.Quick and easy, though. less

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