Rating: 
Summary: "Everything comes out in the wash if you use enough Tide."
Review: WOW!,what a read.
Kinky has put together his best book yet.There are a great bunch of lines in this story.Typical of Kinky,you'll find several on one page and then he'll go several pages before laying on a few more.At times, it seems like he writes while riding a rollercoaster.Not all rollercoasters have to have wheels,you know-I wonder what kind Kinky rides?
Here's some of Kinky,s wisdom to chew on:
"Man cannot live on bagles alone."
"How you wear what you wear is everything."
"There was a bathroom big enough for a midget without any
dreams."
"Don't you know that when you capture something in words,you
make it disappear?"
"The only things you ever really keep in this life,are the
things you let slip through your fingers."
"This woman was a ticket for the train to Hell."
"It's always easier to get into a mental hospital,than it is
to get out of one."
"It's seldom a good sign when the bartender's drunker than
the patrons."
"That's also why,if you like the book,you should never meet
the author."
Just in case you've spent the last year in some faraway land ,
you might be unaware that the Kingster is running for
Governor of the State of Texas.Check out on the Web under
Kinky Friedman for Governor.At least with Kinky as Governor
you'll know where he stands,and he'll tell it to you like it
is.Maybe he'll put his friend Willie in charge of ATF and
bring back his new friend Clyde from Moro de Sao Paulo ,off
the coast of Brazil ,and put her in charge of States
Initatives.That ought to wake up the Establishment.
Kinky was a guest on Larry King a couple of weeks ago and
served notice that things are going to change when he gets
elected.
Rating: 
Summary: Average Kinkster
Review: Author Walter Snow has writer's block until he is initiated into the outrageous escapades of Clyde Potts & Fox Harris, who are always in search of bigger & better pranks, including sabotaging a huge corporate monster. With his off beat characters and zany situations the Kinkster provides his readers with a welcome relief from the mundane.
Though this is an average Kinky novel, It's still outrageous and genuine Kinky, so the fans should love it. A fun quick read. Recommended.
Rating: 
Summary: Disappointing
Review: Being a long time Kinky fan and reader, I foung this latest book very disappointing. It lacks both humor ( what we naturally expect from Kinky) as well as excitement. Kinky has strayed from his winning formula .A very boring read.
Rating:
Summary: TRUMP,RUBIN and STARBUCKS,as Kinky would say
Review: Don't give up on this story. I read the first 1/3 and then put it down because Kinky was not in the story and I could not easily understand the characters. But since he has never disappointed me, I picked it up about two weeks later. It really is awesome. It has the usual Friedman "sound bites" that are memorable but it also is true literature . Ironically, it is probably the first good book he wrote "not stoned". You will think about the story forever and I am still trying to figure out the meaning of the dedication in relation to the story.In an allogorical sense Is Irv really Clyde or Fox or Walter or Kinky
Rating:
Summary: Magnum Opus
Review: Friedman has joined the ranks of classicists such as Hardy, Irving, Lawrence and Salinger and performs a complete about-face in this painful, poignant tale that is as beautiful as it is surprising (for Kinkster fans expecting the usual fare, at any rate). I, too, gazed into space wondering what was going on after the first few chapters, but, I too, stuck with it, for Kinky never fails to entertain. I usually chuckle and guffaw my way through a Friedman story, but it was obvious from the beginning that this was a horse of a different color, a rite-of-passage story equal to any ever written. The characters of Clyde, Fox and Teddy are singularly vibrant, wonderful. They come from the heart of man. No, this book is not funny. No, the characters are definitely not the Village Irregulars. Yes, the book is worthy and valuable and possibly, will be judged his greatest work.
Rating:
Summary: This isn't Kinky!
Review: I am a huge fan of Kinky Friedman's books, but was very disappointed with this one. It's the first book he's written that I actually didn't finish, it's just too introspective and frankly not Kinky's usual style. I expected to be entertained but was just bored. I hope Kinky's next book will be back to his normal craziness.
Rating: 
Summary: Not Kinky
Review: I checked this out of the library in hopes of seeing Kinky expanding his literary horizons. Unfortuneately, I have to agree with the reviewer who called it "Kinky Lite." I really wanted to like it, since his mysteries are so addicting, but I closed the book disappointed. I like the pranks and I like the characters, but there was just somethign missing. Don't read this if you're new to Kinky Friedman. Start with Roadkill or A Case of Lone Star. Three stars for my Kinky bias.
Rating:
Summary: Not Kinky
Review: I checked this out of the library in hopes of seeing Kinky expanding his literary horizons. Unfortuneately, I have to agree with the reviewer who called it "Kinky Lite." I really wanted to like it, since his mysteries are so addicting, but I closed the book disappointed. I like the pranks and I like the characters, but there was just somethign missing. Don't read this if you're new to Kinky Friedman. Start with Roadkill or A Case of Lone Star. Three stars for my Kinky bias.
Rating:
Summary: Not Kinky
Review: I checked this out of the library in hopes of seeing Kinky expanding his literary horizons. Unfortuneately, I have to agree with the reviewer who called it "Kinky Lite." I really wanted to like it, since his mysteries are so addicting, but I closed the book disappointed. I like the pranks and I like the characters, but there was just somethign missing. Don't read this if you're new to Kinky Friedman. Start with Roadkill or A Case of Lone Star. Three stars for my Kinky bias.
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Summary: The title is the best part of this book...
Review: I love the title--it's worthy of one of the funniest, most intelligent people I have ever met only one time (that would be Kinky--I had the priviledge of meeting him at a book signing in NYC). I love Kinky Friedman. Were I a female, I would probably consider compromising my virture for a vigorous roll in the hay with him but paradoxically, I really hated this book. It's not the worst book I ever read but it's one of those books where you read for 15 pages and suddenly become aware that some significant event has occurred but you were so bored you didn't even notice. Out of my loyalty to the Kinkster, of whom I have been a fan since the Jewboy days, I read the book to the end but once I closed the book, I felt like I had to shower to remove the overpowering odor of the mildewy plot.
Speaking of the Jewboys, I wish Kinky's sidekick Jewford would write a book. That boy's funny.
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