The underlying message was positive, the ending was a surprise but in a satisfying manner without being cliched. The characters are caricatures that seemingly came straight out of certain subreddits. Nonetheless, it roused my deplorable humor. While usually these types of TV shows peak my interest even if I only last a few episodes , it did not translate into a type of reading I enjoyed.
Regardless of whether I enjoyed myself while reading or not, the author has serious writing talent and could probably translate into a writer for said TV show. However, as the reader of a book in this format, it seemed jumpy and sporadic. That being said, I have not given up on this author. I hope to eventually have the opportunity to read some of his other books, including How to Raise a Good Kid, as the humor and talent is definitely there. For the full review: Home Groups Talk Zeitgeist.
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This book was interesting, but I didn't love it. Call me a prude, but I don't like reading about intimate relations. Not that this book went into a lot of details, but it was referenced a lot. Also, personally, I don't believe in reincarnation. I'm not trying to force my beliefs on others, it's just what I believe.
But if I ignore those parts, it's a really good book. And I'm just going to take a moment here to say that Starbuck O'Dwyer is a pretty awesome guy. I won the book, so I'm pretty excited about that, right? Then the package arrives and it seems thicker than it should be. Curious, I open it up, and there's an extra book! Not only that, but both books have a personal inscription to me, and there's a short hand written card as well. Ok, time for the summary.
David "Dragon" Horvath is a year-old who lives with his grandmother and her second husband. His room still looks like it did when he was a kid, and he is unable to keep a job. He's had a degenerative cornea condition that causes intense light sensitivity and requires a patch over his right eye since he was 2.
His life seems pretty awful, especially since his mother was positive that he was determined for greatness. Unfortunately, David was never exceptional at anything, and when his mom died when he was 19, he lost all motivation. Not only that, but his girlfriend just dumped him for her yoga guru, claiming that - wait for it - " Short break for a breakdown of his close friends: Another unemployed man nearing middle age having difficulties attracting and holding a woman, Nubby's a lifelong pessimist whose misfortune began when his parents left him behind at age 7 and shortly after had a goat bite off his right thumb.
Cary "Big Nasty" Canasta: Unmarried, childless, and with failing kidneys, Big Nasty spends his time trying to find the meaning of life by writing poems at a bar. A year-old bartender at the pub the three men she views as older brothers frequent, Dixie embraces almost any cause, aspires to have her butter sculpture exhibited at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, and is estranged from her father.
Back to the summary: Dixie immediately offers to help David, with one condition, while the other two are a bit more reluctant. When David finds out that his grandmother, Beatie, who has already beat cancer 4 times, has relapsed and feels ready for her death, he is determined to find something that will make her feel life is worth living to the end.
He discovers that one thing that she has always wanted to do is go to the Academy Awards, but there's one problem. She's scared of flying and wouldn't travel there in a car for a million dollars. David thinks he has the perfect solution when he contemplates the fact that Rochester, the town he spent his entire life in, is slowly dying, and is also the home of Kodak and the place where film started.
He decides that if he can't bring Beatie to the Oscars, he'll bring the Oscars to Beatie. The only problem with that is the mayor, year-old Cornelia Candee.
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She is notorious for contradicting herself, breaking laws, and her penchant for talking about and endorsing things a women her age should be scandalized by. She'll do anything to get media attention, and she promptly steals his idea. This leads to a battle of wills between the two, and that, along with many other events taking place, for example, a pig going over the foot tall waterfalls, makes this a mostly unpredictable, enjoyable book. I realize that some of my other reviews mention mistakes, but I don't want to be thought of as a perfectionist. On the other hand, I did notice a couple of things, so I might as well mention them.
On page 55, at the very bottom, Nubby answers himself and it doesn't sound intentional. If it was, then I'm sorry and I'll forget all about it. And on page 57 maybe the editor was distracted while reading these pages it says "Could to" instead of "Could too.
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Feb 15, Luke Sherwood rated it liked it. And Dragon himself, although his heart is always in the right place, is a few cards short of a full deck when it comes to brains. What this frenetically funny book has: So he transitions gradually away from the merely laugh-out-loud funny and lets the absurd premises flow to their inevitable conclusions. We have a politician who employs loan sharks and hit men and an older couple named Biff and Beatie.
Nothing in this book resembles anything real, except for the greed, ambition, ruthlessness, and lack of any moral compass on the part of politicians. This book was a 5-star finalist in the Indie Reader Discovery Awards humor category.
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Incessant humor, frequent misadventures, and a roaring climax — take it up if you dare! Apr 08, Erika rated it did not like it. From Amazon - "What makes someone great? At first, I thought it would be boring or too introspective, but it wasn't. Full of snarky and ridiculous humor, but also poignant insight, this book was a joy to read. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who doesn't mind some swearing, and especially to natives of Rochester, NY. This ebook was given to me in exchange for an honest review.
Apr 27, Marsha rated it really liked it Shelves: David Horvath is a man caught up in an obvious midlife crisis. But his mother is long dead and her stand-in is soon to join her. Wry, bittersweet, knowing and yet completely at sea, most of Mr. Some of the problems are physical; most are not. But banding together in one ridiculous cause brings forth the best and worst of them. Even with her lifelong inability to cook, she radiates sweetness and feistiness in equal measure.
She is a character to admire and envy; we should all be so lucky to know someone like her. What keeps me from giving this book a perfect 5-star rating is the number of punctuation errors I found in this book. Many of them are easily espied and made me wonder if the book had perhaps been rushed too quickly to printing. If so, a bit of intense editing might clean this up in time for a second edition.
Starbuck O'Dwyer, author of Goliath Gets Up, uses humor masterfully as he presents to us with a story of David Hovarth, a young man in a mid-life crisis. David is in a quandry. His is reminded of his mother telling him as a boy he was destined for greatness. Yet when he arrives home with ring in pocket, ready to propose to his girfriend he finds her in bed with her yoga instructor.
She tells David he is a loser and always will be. This sets him to thinking. He is 39, he lives with his grandmothe Starbuck O'Dwyer, author of Goliath Gets Up, uses humor masterfully as he presents to us with a story of David Hovarth, a young man in a mid-life crisis. He is 39, he lives with his grandmother and he has just lost one of his jobs. Much of his time is spent with other underachievers and misfits at a local bar who he realizes need life help as much as he does.
David pushes himself out of the rut and decides to search, in some strange and humorous ways, for who he is and what this greatness his, now deceased, mother spoke of. I found this book to be funny but discombobulated. While the plot, the setting and the characters were good ideas, the storyline itself was disconnected. I could easily have quit reading and not wondered what outcome would have been. Some parts were simply too sensationalized to fit the story causing the story to derail.
The depth of involvement with city political corrurption and their response to him is one example. I would be grossly amiss not to say O'Dwyer is a sensational comedian. His use of humor riddles this story in ways I could not help laughing out loud. While he did not do a great job with developing his characters he was a genius in creating characters each of which had their own unique comedic outlet.
Jul 03, Henk-Jan van der Klis rated it it was ok. David Horvath, 39 and still single, unemployed and still living with his grandmother Beatie in Rochester, New York has a crazy group of friends and tons more of absurd conversations, plans and actions. They come up drinking at a downtown bar. How to achieve greatness? How to put Rochester finally on the map? Bringing the Academy Awards Oscars to Rochester is their ultimate mission. Unfortunately the mayor, Cornelia Candee, steals his idea and mixes it with her own ambitions to turn the city's David Horvath, 39 and still single, unemployed and still living with his grandmother Beatie in Rochester, New York has a crazy group of friends and tons more of absurd conversations, plans and actions.
Unfortunately the mayor, Cornelia Candee, steals his idea and mixes it with her own ambitions to turn the city's historic High Falls into a water slide park, and establish a casino and other adult entertainment to gain glory. David and his friends protest, but lose their bet and have to jump in the falls. The many lines of conversations are meant as satirical comedy, but read like a sequel of intentional misunderstandings. It's hard to plow through the first half of the book. Many new characters are introduced, no clear plot is given. It reads like it could last for hundreds of pages.
I chose to read along, curious for the outcome. The best part are indeed the final chapters, where a story line unfolds and you can more easily relate to the characters. May 15, Helene rated it really liked it. However, since I received this book for free, I kept reading -- and I'm glad I did! When the actual story finally began, it was a rapid, whirlwind read from that point on. Anyone who takes the story seriously, with its references to sex, reincarnation, etc. This is a fun ride!
Striving to finally come of age in mid-life isn't so unusual I know a few somethings who are struggling with that , but the premise and the main character's journey are just plain laugh-out-loud funny! I did, however, find the many punctuation and grammatical errors to be distracting, and I hope the book gets a detailed, professional edit before it's reprinted.
Sep 04, Natalie rated it it was ok. I received this book in return for a review as part of a Library Thing member giveaway. Glitch Ver Perfil Ver Posts.
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Got him to spawn. I've looked it up and it depends on a Goliath being at a certain point in the Fridge. I've gone there ans searched around a dozen times now. This is my 2nd to last mission to finish up before I get the "Did it all," achievement. Does anyone know what could make him not spawn?
Did I miss some prerequisite? Does he spawn somewhere else on the map besides under the broken bridge next to the doors after all the cars?