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kick me
paul feig
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Feig is the master of recounting the uncomfortable and funny world of growing up especially in this slim book about his sexual (or non-sexual) misadventures in adolescence (and older, much to his chagrin). Feig starts at his early days of masturbation, where he learned from a religious radio talk show that God takes off one day of your life every time you masturbate (after abstaining for a few days, he decided he didn't want to live THAT long anyway) and takes us through the odyssey of dating in your teens to finally losing his virginity. Heart-warming and silly, you'll cheer at the end when Feig finds the love of his life.
(disclaimer: i'm a huge "freaks and geeks" fan so Feig can write anything and I'd love it.) |
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reviewed by: lisa may |
April 2006 [link] |
recommend 1 thumbs up
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kick me: adventures in adolescence
paul feig
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paul feig is the creator of the t.v. show "freaks and geeks" which i loved loved loved. its short-lived run broke my heart. don't worry, i've signed a petition to get the first season released on dvd.
anywho, feig (pronounced "feeg") is the creator of the show and it's obvious from his book that he had a lot of material to work with. and yes, as you might have guessed, he got called "paul fag", "fag newton" and just plain "fag" an awful lot. feig shares plenty of funny and painful growing up stories including the dreaded rope climb in gym class and the his attempts at little league. laugh outloud funny. oy - adolescence is the worst! |
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reviewed by: lisa may |
March 2003 [link] |
recommend 1 thumbs up
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kitchen
banana yoshimoto
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| (Kitchen & NP) I can’t really remember which book I liked better, but I love the healthy, soignée style of Banana. If she had written forty books, I would have read all forty. I just like her voice. |
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reviewed by: kristen |
September 2000 [link] |
recommend
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kitchen confidential: adventures in the culinary underbelly
anthony bourdain
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| I had heard Anthony Bourdain many times on radio talk shows, and was already quoting his book before even picking it up. You know, he's the chef that wrote that book about how crappy restaurant's kitchens are and how you should never order mussels or eat fish on Sunday or Mondays. Yea, that guy. I fully expected to read this book and then swear off eating out ever again. Well, it's not that bad - if anything I am a smarter diner, but the whole 'restaurants are dirty' is only a small part of the book. The rest is an entertaining autobiography of his rise to success in the restaurant biz, along with his motley crew of freaks and drug users that he employs in his kitchen. If you don't mind his liberal use of profanity, this is a great summer time book. |
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reviewed by: rich |
May 2002 [link] |
recommend 4 thumbs up
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knuffle bunny
mo willems
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This totally adorable, over-sized children's book is made up of black and white photos of Brooklyn with drawings on top of them. The story is about little Trixie who accompanies her Dad on an outing only to lose a very important stuffed animal - Knuffle Bunny! The drawings are funny and cute, the text is short and sweet. A very fine book for your child's bookshelf (or yours!).
Check out Mo Willems "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" - you'll pee your pants! |
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reviewed by: lisa may |
July 2005 [link] |
recommend
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