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Kerplunk!: Stories
Written by Patrick F. McManus
Narrated by Dick Hill
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About this audiobook
This is the latest hilarious collection of folksy, humorous, and wonderfully wise stories about country life from the bestselling author of The Blight Way.
Patrick F. McManus has garnered legions of faithful fans with his monthly column in Outdoor Life and his many celebrated books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Grasshopper Trap and The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw. The humor and warmth of Kerplunk! put the book right up there with the very best of McManus. A rollicking blend of Dave Barry and Garrison Keillor, with a twist of Mark Twain, McManus is an American classic whose wry, curmudgeonly tales appeal to real outdoorsmen and the armchair variety alike. There are nearly 2 million copies of his books in print.
The stories in Kerplunk! travel the byways and highways of the Pacific Northwest, bringing to life offbeat, down-home characters who hope their grandchildren can pick the lock on the gun safe because they've forgotten the combination, who know exactly why it costs $500 to make a fly lure that retails for $2, and who aren't afraid to confront the problems of bird dog flatulence.
Patrick F. McManus has garnered legions of faithful fans with his monthly column in Outdoor Life and his many celebrated books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Grasshopper Trap and The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw. The humor and warmth of Kerplunk! put the book right up there with the very best of McManus. A rollicking blend of Dave Barry and Garrison Keillor, with a twist of Mark Twain, McManus is an American classic whose wry, curmudgeonly tales appeal to real outdoorsmen and the armchair variety alike. There are nearly 2 million copies of his books in print.
The stories in Kerplunk! travel the byways and highways of the Pacific Northwest, bringing to life offbeat, down-home characters who hope their grandchildren can pick the lock on the gun safe because they've forgotten the combination, who know exactly why it costs $500 to make a fly lure that retails for $2, and who aren't afraid to confront the problems of bird dog flatulence.
Author
Patrick F. McManus
Patrick F. McManus is a renowned outdoor writer, humorist, and longtime columnist for Outdoor Life and Field & Stream. His most recent Sheriff Bo Tully mysteries are The Double-Jack Murders and Avalanche. He is the author of many other books, including such runaway New York Times bestsellers as The Grasshopper Trap, The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw, and Real Ponies Don't Go Oink! He lives in Spokane, Washington.
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Reviews for Kerplunk!
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41 ratings4 reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Short stories covering youth to adult! The art of trailering is a classic.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5McManus' early humor essays were priceless reminders that the outdoors -- and the people who inhabit them -- are random, interesting, potentially hilarious.
His latest -- Kerplunk -- isn't his best work, but McManus fans will no doubt find plenty in here to smile about.
Those who have never read his zany outdoor humor essays would be better served by reading his earlier books, though Kerplunk is a solid addition to his bibliography. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This was actually kind of a disappointment. I would unreservedly recommend Kerplunk to anyone who hadn't previous read McManus, but it's not as good as his other short story collections. He's recycled a lot of stories (just told them in a slightly different way) and many of the new stories don't seem to be as funny as previous ones. That said, I did get many laughs out of this book (especially the Lewis and Clark story).
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Humorous stories from magazine articles. The best ones are at the beginning. Later on, they get more tedious, perhaps because the subject remains always hunting and fishing and nothing else.