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Published: Feb. 13, 2010
Words: 43236 (approximate)
Language: English
Ebook short description
A misanthropic, benign con artist fumbles his way through life and love as he overcomes peculiar obstacles in modern America.Extended description
"American Sampler" is a most unlikely comedy about a young man, Joe Ellis, whose desultory life is interrupted when Suzy, the girl down the hall, leaves a fruit basket at his door for Christmas. Joe is left with a conundrum: he hates fresh fruit, he has no use for baskets, and he has no idea how to thank someone for something he doesn’t want or need.Thus sets in motion a madcap tour of the American psyche, as Joe confronts a whole host of crippling fetishes, self-deceptions, questionable psychological conditions, unapologetic biases and even a troubling past to get to some painful truths:
Who is the real Joe Ellis? How does his mother’s previous life as a Broadway actress figure into his life? Or the long-dead star of the 70’s horror flick "Charred Remains" – the great Chuck Masters? Or canned fruit and hotdogs? And why is it inexplicably snowing in the middle of May?
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Review by:
Walter Esse
on March 07, 2010 :
(no rating)
You've probably never met anyone quite like Joe, the person who talks to you from the pages of this often hilarious, sometimes confounding, but always entertaining new work. There's a little bit of Joe in everyone and a lot of Joe in no one, with his bag of deceptions, fetishes, unusual psychological conditions, self doubt and painful honesty. I found this book a great read and a fresh look at the difficult transformation from adolescent to adult America today. Sample "American Sampler,"there's a promising new author behind this satirical magic.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)