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Summary: Anyone want to start a petition to make him write a third?
Review: A hilarious follow up to "Blue Heaven". Joe Keenan is perhaps one of the funniest and most talented writers alive. If this one doesn't get a laugh out of you you are dead. (you probably died laughing while reading "Blue Heaven"...) He has come up with characters that are as inventive and funny as his first novel, as well as being truly wicked parodies of certain New Yorker who shall remain nameless. I read this book when it came out years ago, and I still re-read it and Keenan's first at least once a year. As a matter of fact- I am going to log off and read them again right now.
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Summary: Anyone want to start a petition to make him write a third?
Review: A hilarious follow up to "Blue Heaven". Joe Keenan is perhaps one of the funniest and most talented writers alive. If this one doesn't get a laugh out of you you are dead. (you probably died laughing while reading "Blue Heaven"...) He has come up with characters that are as inventive and funny as his first novel, as well as being truly wicked parodies of certain New Yorker who shall remain nameless. I read this book when it came out years ago, and I still re-read it and Keenan's first at least once a year. As a matter of fact- I am going to log off and read them again right now.
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Summary: Very very funny!
Review: A laugh at each sentence.
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Summary: He has GOT to write more!
Review: Does anyone know Joe Keenan personally? He has got to be convinced to keep this going. I can't tell you how many times I have read this and Blue Heaven - I simply never tire of them. Also, I am wondering if someone knows of other similarily genial books in this genre that I can get my hands on. I can't help but think that the rest will be disappointing knock-offs but I'm willing to try anything!
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Summary: He has GOT to write more!
Review: Does anyone know Joe Keenan personally? He has got to be convinced to keep this going. I can't tell you how many times I have read this and Blue Heaven - I simply never tire of them. Also, I am wondering if someone knows of other similarily genial books in this genre that I can get my hands on. I can't help but think that the rest will be disappointing knock-offs but I'm willing to try anything!
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Summary: Even better than his first book
Review: Even better than the first book, Keenan's humorous take on gays and New York is entertainment of the first rank. Anyone who can do analogies to Gershwin, Philip Glass and Charlotte Corday has lots going for him in my book. This time Philip Cavanaugh gets roped in by Gilbert Selwyn into an on-going feud between rival millionaire publishing magnates. Philip knows better than to get involved in another of Gilbert's schemes, but gets trapped by love--the initiator of the plot is this beautiful man named Tommy Parker who Philip falls madly for. Of course, Claire gets involved as well (without knowing Gilbert's involvement or the actual scheme) and the books is an exciting ride to the last page.My only disappointment is that, as far as I know, Keenan hasn't written any other books. Someone hurry up and give that man a contract!
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Summary: J' ai adoré "Putting on the Ritz"
Review: I'm a french teenager. Before I read this book, I thought that American sens of Humour was limited to things like Jim Carrey's films or else. I apologize a thousand times. Since I've read Joe Keenan's books, I've changed my mind, because that's the funniest book I have ever read, I love the characters' irony, they always cope with crazy situations, but the author always find the most amazing solution to their problems without falling into stereotypes. My only regret is not to have read Keenan's books in english : I only had the french traduction, but I hope I will read tehm one day in their original version... Please, one last thing: I you loved this book, you MUST read Benson's books !!! I swear on my copy of "Putting on the Ritz" that you won't be deceived...
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Summary: 20s era high humor and camp in a 90s setting
Review: If you're happier listening to Noel Coward than Neil Simon
and your idea of a great Sunday night includes Wooster
and Jeeves, chances are good you'll love this book. Keenan combines a sharp sense of humor and self-depracating pathos
to tell his story of romantic intrigue, impossible egos,
and high rollers from Manhatten. Not all pratfalls, the story
plays on the things we'll do for love and money. The characters are so
well developed you can almost match them tycoon for tycoon in current NYC player politics. One of the few books that could
genuinely make me laugh out loud not only while I read it, but while I remember it. Highly recommended for fellow spirits of a lost generation.
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Summary: 20s era high humor and camp in a 90s setting
Review: If you're happier listening to Noel Coward than Neil Simonand your idea of a great Sunday night includes Woosterand Jeeves, chances are good you'll love this book. Keenan combines a sharp sense of humor and self-depracating pathos to tell his story of romantic intrigue, impossible egos, and high rollers from Manhatten. Not all pratfalls, the story plays on the things we'll do for love and money. The characters are so well developed you can almost match them tycoon for tycoon in current NYC player politics. One of the few books that could genuinely make me laugh out loud not only while I read it, but while I remember it. Highly recommended for fellow spirits of a lost generation.
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Summary: If you like Frasier's farcical episodes
Review: Joe Keenan was head writer and executive producer for Frasier. His trademark episodes always had some kind of mistaken identity, like the one where Frasier brings the new station manager home to meet Daphne, but the station manager is gay and thinks he is on a date with Frasier. This book is very funny. You won't be able to put it down, and Joe gets the characters into difficult situations that they have to get out of, and you will laugh all the way through. By the way, this book, and the first one with these characters, were the books that got Keenan his job on Frasier, so you can be sure his talent shines through.
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