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I Shudder (2000)

by Paul Rudnick(Favorite Author)

3.36 of 5 Votes: 3

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review 1: People who can write can make anything interesting, and it appears people who can write comedy can make anything funny. Paul Rudnick pulls it off here. The fiction sections (which are 1/4 of the book or less, maybe?) are excellent, if rather dark, satire. The non-fiction sections read to me as much more of a cautionary tale than I think the author intended them to be, but I still enjoyed them very much. The author has a gift for the unexpected turn of phrase, especially in dialogue, that made me shout in sudden laughter on many occasions. With the caveat that you should avoid this book if you are easily offended, I recommend it.
review 2: Enjoyable from beginning to end. There is a nice variety of essays in this collection. Some are thought provoking, some are ... morelight hearted, some have a touch of sorrow, but all have a great slice of humor. I found myself laughing out loud more than once. I couldn't help it -- I wanted to be friends with Paul and be part of his cast of kooky characters. Interspersed with the essays is a continuing work of fiction, a story that grows as a character study of one curmudgeonly old man. Well worth the read, even if you're not already familiar with Paul Rudnick's plays for stage and screen. less

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