I Shudder and Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey
by:
Paul Rudnick (author)
From his classic plays and screenplays to his sidesplitting pieces for The New Yorker and Premiere, Paul Rudnick is one of our most adored humor writers. Now, in this long overdue collection, he casts his gleefully wicked eye on the world as he sees it: a landscape of stylish dowagers, irascible...
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From his classic plays and screenplays to his sidesplitting pieces for The New Yorker and Premiere, Paul Rudnick is one of our most adored humor writers. Now, in this long overdue collection, he casts his gleefully wicked eye on the world as he sees it: a landscape of stylish dowagers, irascible producers, and full-tilt eccentrics. From living in a series of increasingly bizarre, altogether fabulous New York City apartments to cavorting with a cast of colorful artists and endearingly perplexing show business personalities who have to be read to be believed, to handling the finer points of putting up with his wonderfully outlandish but lovable family, Rudnick triumphs with I Shudder—a raucously funny collection from one of America's true comedic treasures.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780061780189 (0061780189)
ASIN: 61780189
Publish date: September 15th 2009
Publisher: Harper
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
I got some laughs out of the fictional chapters all titled "I Shudder," but I thought they detracted from the rest of the book. The personal essays were good, in general. Some of them were hilarious. Overall, I thought the whole package rated as average.