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Summary: Even more foul than his Private Parts (and shorter)
Review: Howard Stern is an American icon. There is no denying it. I read every blasphemous page of Miss America. It made me feel belittled, sullied, and degraded; and I loved it. From his quest to become a gubernatorial rubber stamp for the death penalty in New York to his almost adulterous encounters with trolls posing as on-line goddesses to his pitiful enslavement to obsessive-compulsive dementia, I found this book to be enormously therapeutic in showing that Howard's life is even more pathetic than my own. While it may be yet another slap in the face to his long suffering wife, it is an important step in Stern's eventual monopoly of American popular culture. I would rank this book alongside Bocaccio's Decameron as the most significant dirty book to come along in the last thousand years.
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Summary: And Baba-Booey to y'all...
Review: People can put him down left and right about this book (as well as countless other things), but I have yet to encounter another novel that is as funny and entertaining as Howard Stern's "Miss America". With this literary effort, Stern manages to top his earlier work, "Private Parts". I feel that Stern should have adapted THIS book into a movie, rather than his first one. But, what can you do? My favorite chapter is Stern's morning radio takeover of the Philadelphia market, his first foray into national syndication. I've found his story of the taking down- and humiliation of- the "Zookeeper" John DeBella, Philly's top morning man, to be the novel's zenith. Also recalled are the antics of Captain Janks, the first Stern-fan phony phone caller, whose first phone attacks were against DeBella. Most of the time when I pick this book up, I read just this one chapter over and over again, and rarely looking at the rest. Another chapter I like to peruse repeatedly is "News Stories of the Century". None of them had much coverage, nor were they particularly ground-shaking moments. In fact, until you read the chapter, you've likely never heard about these events before. The top story has to do with a woman who found some, um, extra toppings in her sloppy joe sandwich. But my personal fave is about "Uncle" Ed, a rather disturbed elderly "gentleman" whose little fetishes were some of the sickest sexual perversions I've ever read about. I can't really describe it any further... you'll have to read it to believe it. But I'm not saying I don't enjoy other parts of this literary find. Stern's secret "meeting" with Michael Jackson, as well as his battle with obsessive-compulsive disorder were also interesting additions to this tome. This is mainly because until this book came out, he never discussed either of these things on the air. Just when I thought he told me everything about him, Stern still surprises me. The hardcover edition includes color pages in the center of the novel. One segment, "Rejected Book Covers", displayed some examples of what Stern wanted to name his second work, but was turned down by the publisher. My favorite cover is "Mein Kampf", featuring a photo of Stern (sporting his goofiest facial expression ever) saluting Hitler. Also shown in the color insert is a four-page comic book adaptation of the opening to "Fartman", the King of All Media's first attempt at a movie. It never got produced because of merchandising disagreements. Sigh... what could have been... Stern also devotes a chapter to his radio comrades. Not one to sugar-coat anything, he lets you know the things he likes and dislikes about each person, as well as how he met each one. He also considers each one to be an invaluable contributor to the show's success. One particular character, the infamous Stern show hit-and-run interviewer "Stuttering John" Melendez, has an entire chapter devoted to him and some of his most memorable celebrity interviews. But, there are many more chapters, many more stories, each one entertaining in its own way. Howard's cybersex chats, his riff on the Kennedys and stuck-up celebrities, his campaign for governor of New York, his favorite phony phone callers... there's so much more to see. Take a look! 'Late...
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Summary: American Psycho
Review: Man, I've been reading this thing over and over and over again for a solid 7 years now. It never gets old. It's always as blazingly hilarious as the first time. Stand-out moments include surfing for cybersex, Michael Jackson, Stern's 2nd family (the part on Baba Booey is pure gold), prank calls, Stuttering John's highlights, Stern's appearance on Hollywood Squares (a brief but hilarious little segment), and of course, the DJ war. That's just a FEW of the funniest things about this book. Bottom line, if a book can keep me coming back for more after 7 years, you know it's brilliant. Funniest book ever. Period.
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Summary: More introspective than "Private Parts" but STILL FUNNY!
Review: I thought "Private Parts" was funnier, but this book is different--it is more introspective but still has many hilarious moments. The hysterical chapter on Stern's meeting with Michael Jackson is definitely worth the price of this book alone. He trashes Jackson thoroughly, asking the question no one dares to ask: "If you love children so much, where are the girls?" I kept reading this chapter over and over again. What I like about Howard Stern is that he is not afraid to tell the truth. He is not awed by celebrities and doesn't hesitate to shred them apart when they deserve it. He is great at exposing celebrity hypocrisy and hype. Another incredibly funny account is Stern's experience with cybersex and meeting his cybermates in person. The language is foul, vulgar and crude in this book, but if you can get beyond that, you'll realize what an incredibly brilliant and funny man Stern is. Even the way he uses typefaces in this book effectively conveys his feelings to the reader and makes what he says twice as funny. If you're offended by graphic language, I wouldn't recommend this book. But if you have a biting, satirical, twisted sense of humor, you'll enjoy this book immensely.
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Summary: Howard's back for more of the same?
Review: It would be far too easy to dismiss this book as "just more of the same from the author of Private Parts" because by and large it is just that. But if you do write off (no pun intended) Howard's second novel, then you will truly miss out on discovering the real Howard Stern. What Howard does in Miss America that he did not in Private Parts, is take his time to think. In his second novel he does not seem in such a mad rush to blurt out every intimate detail of his existence and of those around him. This time we discover a slightly older and more thoughtful Howard Stern. Don't get me wrong he has not seen any error in his ways, nor does he intend to change them. But he does stop to consider why and it makes the whole reading experience far more enjoyable. Howard has still not lost his rapier wit and it is still delivered with a sledgehammer. Nor has he lost his love of naked females and that is sort of reassuring, for if he were to change at this point, we would know he was a phoney. In Miss America Howard does go back over some old territory, but this time gives us another perspective. For Example we see the World of Howard, from Robin's eyes and it is an eye opener. Howard also has fun exploring and analysing his friendship with Fred Norris and this all makes for great reading. But the fun really begins when he gives us full chapter and verse on how he totally destroys a rival DJ and it is then that book becomes (to use a cliché) a real page turner. Miss America is not as funny as Private parts, but a more thoughtful and enjoyable read as once again we are get another look at the world through Howard's small and very dark glasses.
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Summary: Not Very Impressive For The King Of All Media
Review: First off, I would like to state that I never read Private Parts by Stern, which I was told was a better book. I personally was disappointed in this book. After reading this book, I felt like he was just writing another book because Private Parts did so well. It had some parts that were funny, but for the most part, I felt like it was a book for Stern to insult everyone that he could in a book. I believe that Stern is one of the smartest men in radio, and that he does what he does very well. I am not part of that audience, and perhaps that is why this book did not appeal to me very much. After having read this book, I felt like I had gained nothing by reading it. It left me with no good feeling, and I really wasn't any more educated because of it. I was quite disappointed to say the least.
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Summary: ...
Review: Better than Private Parts. Howard is hysterical in this book. I especially love it when he goofs on the Kennedy family, celebrities (Michael Jackson riff is great), and his own radio crew. No one is safe from his tirades. If you're a fan (and really, who isn't?), get this!
Also recommended, a funny little gem I found on amazon entitled "No One's Even Bleeding".
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Summary: Not as good as Private Parts, but still hillarious
Review: The dreaded sequel syndrome - Howard succumbs to it in this book, and he even notes this toward the beginning of the book by saying, "The first celebrity book will sell on curiosity alone, the second one needs a great revelation." Then he launches into a series of scenarios, some foul, that he wishes he had gone through as a child so that he would have something saucy to write about. There are two great revelations in this book, however: 1, that he is in fact the King of All Mental Illness and suffered from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder for many years of his life; 2, that he was asked by Michael Jackson's representatives to aid in organizing a parade to declare Jackson's innocence regarding his sexual abuse allegations. Howard eventually meets with Michael Jackson, and the description in this book is hilarious; it is one of the funniest things I have ever read. Also memorable in this book is the chronicle of Howard's bid for the job of governor of New York. Apparently, it was a real bid that he backed out of only for fear of the mandatory financial disclosure. And there is also a chapter on phony phone callers that I found funny. This is a good book, very good, but it was inevitable that it would not be as good as Private Parts. And Howard knew that.
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Summary: Funnier Than Private Parts
Review: I actually thought this was funnier than Private Parts. The chapter on his coworkers alone is enough to buy this book. His descriptions of working with/being friends with Robin, Jackie, Gary, Fred, etc are some of the most hysterical anecdotes I've ever read. Howard's loser imitators(Imus, Mancow, Opie & Anthony, Don & Mike, et al) may try to be like him, but they don't have half the wit that the King Of All Media does. Get this immediately!
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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: I don't read as much as many people, but I couldn't put this book down. My wife often had to tell me to stop laughing or leave the room! If you like Howard, you've gotta get this book.
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