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Manufacturer: Viking Adult
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 814.54
EAN: 9780670031603
ISBN: 0670031607
Label: Viking Adult
Manufacturer: Viking Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2008-11-18
Publisher: Viking Adult
Studio: Viking Adult
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Summary: Hilarious!
Comment: Unfortunately, the people who SHOULD read this book WON'T, because they'd get "offended".
It is 100% truthful and hyserically told. I love it.
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Summary: Only Moderately Entertaining
Comment: I desperately wanted to enjoy this book, but after about 100 pages, I had to quit reading. Something I never do. If you're a fan of Dennis Leary, you'll absolutely enjoy this read. His unique wit and sarcasm are what makes this book what it is. If you're easily offended (and I am not) you might want to look elsewhere. I will admit, that although I did not find much of the content humorous, Dr. Leary's points are fairly accurate! A lot of the reason we as Americans "suck" as he puts it, are outlined very clearly throughout the book.
Give it a shot if you're looking to be entertained, but don't expect much in my opinion.
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Summary: Classic Leary - a hilarious look at why we suck!
Comment: Denis Leary spares no one in "Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid." In this hilarious book, Leary offends just about anyone that could be offended, and you can add a couple more to that list just in case you forget someone.
If you don't like four letter words, if you don't like Leary's type of humor, and if you think day-to-day life in America is just hunky dory, don't buy this book. You won't like it. However, if you enjoy Denis Leary on stage, don't mind almost every page laden with four letter words, and realize that there are a lot of things we do in America that do suck, grab this book, sit back and enjoy yourself as you read Leary's rants on just about everything.
You learn a lot about Leary, how he grew up, his family, etcetera. You may also recognize that much of what he discusses comes from how messed up parts of our society have become. Maybe reading this will spur you to change some of the things you do, especially if you don't spend enough time with your children! Leary's rants on being a parent hit home with some of the people I've seen that really should have remained childless.
Leary assaults and insults just about everyone. Anyone who has been in the pop culture news in the last few years is probably mentioned in this book. And for those that are searching for the differences between men and women, search no further. In his no-nonsense style, Leary explains the differences so anyone can understand them. The illustrations on pages 184 and 185 sum these differences according to Dr. Leary up pretty succinctly, the largest portion of a man's brain focuses on sex, while the largest portion of a woman's brain focuses on shoes. Hey, what did you expect from Dr. Leary?
Bottom line, if you like Denis Leary's humor, you are going to laugh out loud and enjoy this book. While it is for adults only and would be rated R if it was a movie, just as his stand-up routines are, it is funny and has everything those of us that are Leary fans look for. Insults, swearing, and practical no-holds barred advice on how things ought to be. Not only is it hilarious, it might just make you think about things as well.
Reviewed by Alain Burrese, author of Hard-Won Wisdom From the School of Hard Knocks and the dvds: Hapkido Hoshinsul, Streetfighting Essentials, Hapkido Cane, the Lock On Joint Locking Essentials series and articles including a regular column on negotiation for The Montana Lawyer. Alain Also wrote a series of articles called Lessons From The Apprentice.
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Summary: You know what your getting into...
Comment: Denis Leary provides you with a disclaimer before you even start to read this book. So for people who are giving this book negative reviews, you are the type of people Denis Leary writes about. People who know what their getting into yet after reading this book become offended and give this book a negative review. This book tells the truth and Denis is not here to sugar coat what he is trying to say. A good read for sure.
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Summary: Better to hear it than to read it...
Comment: Sometimes spoken comedy works on the written page and sometimes it doesn't. This one mostly doesn't.
While I love hearing Denis Learys rants on the talk show circuit and am a fan of his show Rescue Me, this book comes off as flat and sometimes juvenile. There are too many obvious, easy targets that have been done over and over, like Starbucks and Oprah.
To really appreciate the humor (and the stinging truths behind the jokes) its better to hear it live.
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Editorial Reviews:
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A hilarious blast of scathing irreverence from the award-winning actor and comedian.
“A pissed off Leary is the best Leary,” says one critic of the writer and comic. In Why We Suck, Dr. Denis Leary uses his common sense, and his biting and hilarious take on the world, to attack the politically correct, the hypocritical, the obese, the thin--basically everyone who takes themselves too seriously. He does so with the extra oomph of a doctorate bestowed upon him by his alma mater Emerson College. “Sure it’s just a celebrity type of thing--they only gave it to me because I’m famous.” Leary explains. “But it’s legal and it means I get to say I’m a doctor--just like Dr. Phil.”
In Why We Suck, Leary’s famously smart style and sardonic wit have found their fullest and fiercest expression yet. Zeroing in on the ridiculous wherever he finds it, Leary unravels his Irish Catholic upbringing, the folly of celebrity, the pressures of family life, and the great hypocrisy of politics with the same bright, savage, and profane insight he brought to his critically acclaimed one-man shows No Cure for Cancer and Lock ’n Load, and his platinum-selling song, “Asshole.”
Proudly Irish American, defiantly working class, with a reserve of compassion for the underdog and the overlooked, Leary delivers blistering diatribes that are penetrating social commentary with no holds barred. Leary’s book will find wide appeal among people who want to laugh out loud or find a guide who matches their view of what’s wrong in America and the world-at-large; and fans of his one-man shows, his many movies, and Rescue Me, Leary’s Golden Globe and Emmy–nominated television show. Why We Suck is the latest salvo from one of America’s most original and biting comic satirists.
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