My Custom Van: And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays that Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face

My Custom Van: And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays that Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face
by Michael Ian Black

My Custom Van: And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays that Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face
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Book Summary Information

Author: Michael Ian Black
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-07-15
ISBN: 1416964053
Number of pages: 223
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment

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Book Review: Hilarious... In true to form Michal Ian Black style
Summary: 5 Stars

The debut book from Michael Ian Black is hilarious and well-written. It has a simplistic, short-story style with each 'chapter' only stretching a couple of pages which matches perfectly with his character voices he takes on for each narrative. Some of my personal favorites were when Black was writing as Billy Joel ("I'm NOT doing it, I'm NOT going to play that song at the party!") writing about Mexican food, and of course, the story about his custom van. If you are a fan of Stella, the State, or Michael Ian Blacks off-beat stand-up, you will definitely not be disappointed by his book and writing style. They go hand in hand.

Summary of My Custom Van: And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays that Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face

Get ready for the read of your life. Never before has a single book combined awesome vans, unicorns, Billy Joel, and erotic fiction in such a potent combination. A writing tour de force? Perhaps. A reading experience that will sear itself into your consciousness like a red-hot branding iron? Without question.

Comedian and basic cable superstar Michael Ian Black unleashes the full fury of his astonishing intellect in this collection of short comic essays. My Custom Van is a no-holds-barred assault to the funny bone that will literally beat you into submission with hilarity*.

How did he do it? How did he create such a fine anthology? Answer: With love. Michael opened his heart and used the magical power of love to write more than fifty thought-provoking essays like, "Why I Used a Day-Glo Magic Marker to Color My Dick Yellow," and "An Open Letter to the Hair Stylist Who Somehow Convinced Me to Get a Perm When I Was in Sixth Grade."

Maybe you think love is not a substitute for "good writing skills" and "spell check." Bull pucky! When it comes to writing books, love is the most powerful word processor of all.

Sounds pretty great, right? And yet...something is still holding you back from paying the full purchase price of this book. What is it? Perhaps you secretly believe you do not deserve a book this good. Nonsense -- you deserve this book and so much more. In fact, if Michael could have written you all the stars in the sky, that's what he would have done. But he couldn't do that, due to his lack of knowledge in the area of astronomy. So he wrote this book instead.

And this flap copy.

Enjoy.

* Michael Ian Black is not responsible for any actual injuries caused by reading this book.

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