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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  yeremenko | Sep 9, 2009 |  I've never listened to Garrison Keillor's radio show, not for any particular reason other than I've never listened. A fellow writer had loaned this book to me and upon reading the first couple of stories I was asked. I wouldn't say its as sharp or perfectly crafted as Woody Allen's "Getting Even," but there are some very funny pieces in here. Not all of the pieces are great, hence the 3-star rating, but there is enough quality to make it worth reading. (  ) | Jan 26, 2008 | edit | |   A couple of good stories, and some fine lines, but I feel that Keillor kind of lost his way a little in the middle, moving too far from the central concept of stories about what it means to be a man. I was tired by the time I got to the end, but fortunately it didn't take too long to get there. (  ) soylentgreen23 | Jan 23, 2008 | A book of short stories by Garrison Keillor, host of "A Prairie Home Companion" on PBS. The stories have a similar theme, about the helplessness of men in their disorganized, unaware stupidity against the concerted wiles of women. The stories are satirical, clever and funny. Not a serious note here. (  ) burnit99 | Feb 2, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0140233725, Paperback)The Book of Guys features 22 very funny stories about "ordinary guys, gods, heroes, and dim bulbs," told in the friendly, conversational style of silver-tongued master storyteller Garrison Keillor, the host and writer of the popular radio show "Prairie Home Companion," author of Lake Wobegon Days, Happy To Be Here, and many other books."Guys are in trouble these days," says Keillor. "Years ago, manhood was an opportunity for achievement and now it's just a problem to be overcome. Guys who once might have painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling are now just trying to be Mr. O.K. All-Rite, the man who can bake a cherry pie, be passionate in a skillful way, and yet also lift them bales and tote that barge." In the book's introduction, a bunch of guys are drinking whiskey in the woods and singing mournful songs. One of them says, "I ain't no misogynist or chauvinist but I got to say, women are getting awfully impossible to please these days. . . . I quit playing softball and deer hunting and took up painting delicate watercolors, still lifes mostly, and tossing salads, and learned how to discuss issues and feelings and concerns and not make jokes about them, and they're still angry at me. A guy can't win . . . . So don't worry about it. Live your life. Oya! we all yelled." This book is truly a hoot, even if you're not a guy. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:56 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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This book is worth it for the first 70 pages. After that don't bother. (