My Custom Van: And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays that Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face
by Michael Ian Black
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Author: Michael Ian BlackEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-07-14
ISBN: 1439153531
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Gallery Books
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Book Review: Laughed my face off
Summary: 5 Stars
I see a lot of great reviews and quite a few bad ones. I guess that's the case with any humor; it's not gonna be for everyone. However this book was definitely for me! I decided to check it out mainly due to the title, which made me chuckle. I read the book within 24 hours and I really enjoyed it. Of course I enjoyed some stories more than others, but it was all really fun to read and that is what I was looking for with this book. I'm definitely going to explore more of Michael Ian Black's comedy now.
I'd also like to add that I have often been turned off by slightly similar comedy with too much humor of the sexual and/or toilet variety and this book was definitely not too "out there" for me in that regard. I loved that the book kept me jumping with clever little "gotchas" written into it. It was very quirky in a way that resonated with me and a little bit TOO random at times (which I loved, but some might not).
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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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