Soft Pretzels With Mustard

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Summary: Very funny!
Review: This book is funny from page 1. I didn't expect it to be so funny. There was a chapter written about my cousin who was a friend of David's and also a chapter on my bosses grandparets who owned a deli in Phila where I lived as a child. If you're from Phila it's a MUST read. If you're from anywhere else it will have you laughing out loud anyway. The true stories in this book are nothing short of halarious.

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Summary: Funny and Deep
Review: This is my favorite of the David Brenner books. There are numerous hilarious passages in it, like his other books. Unlike his other books, none of it is stuff he made up. It's a genuine autobiography, and it has a depth and a poignancy that raises it well beyond the usual joke book. This is David Brenner, being real, talking about poverty, injustice, how hard it can be to succeed, experiences that enraged him--and also talking about all the love and wonderful experiences that kept him going. He was a little hooligan--but he loves Philadelphia and the people he knew there and it shows in his writing. Oh yeah--it's funny, too.