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I Shudder And Other Reactions To Life, Death, And New Jersey (2009)

by Paul Rudnick(Favorite Author)

3.36 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0061780189 (ISBN13: 9780061780189)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Harper

review 1: A partial review for a book I read only partially. I'd seen a review of I Shudder comparing it to David Sedaris's work. I think Sedaris is usually hilarious, so I checked it out.And ... I shuddered as I read it. It contained numerous R-rated situations, and had quite a bit of profanity. And it wasn't even funny. Or interesting. I suppose someone out there would enjoy this book, but it's not me.
review 2: Half autobiography, half bizarre work of fiction, Paul Rudnick'sI Shudder is a masterpiece of non-fiction. A rabbi in this book says, "Life is like a sandwich...the two slices of bread don't matter, it's what's in the middle that counts." While, admittedly, it was the cover with Peeps that made me pick it up, the middle was far more delicious than I expected.... more Almost every other chapter is a fictional character's personal diary entry, and I yearn for that to be a novel on its own. Although Rudnick has had an interesting life, I found myself racing to get back to the diary entries. Overall it is a strange and wonderful read due to the mixed storytelling. (Kim, RA) less

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