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Summary: brilliant
Review: This book was laugh out loud funny from beginning to end. Very unconventional, but in a good way. Any Colbert fan will recognize his brand of humor- the book is very similiar to his Daily Show field pieces. Plus there were pictures!
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Summary: What can I say??
Review: This is without a doubt the stupidest book I have ever read. This book is about nothing more than a bunch of low-life degenerates who gathered together and call themselves a town. Their only purpose in this book is to try to cheat the government.
Russell Hokes was extremely annoying, and his lame 'jokes' got real old real fast. Not to mention that they wern't funny, not even a little bit. It's not that I took offense to anything he wrote, it's just that everything he wrote was unbelivably stupid.
I think you have to have a really bizarre sense of humor to find this book entertaining. All I know is I will never read another book by any of these authors ever again.
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Summary: Absolutely hysterical
Review: This was the first book I've ever read, and I liked it a lot. It was a great mix of humor and words, which translates well to print.If you were a fan of the "Strangers with Candy" you will love this book. If you hated the show, you probably weren't that smart anyway, so you might want to pick up something else. Or maybe have your servant read this to you, while you relax counting your millions, sipping Martinis in your fancy bath robe. Jerk.
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Summary: Detour to Wigfield....
Review: Want to take a trip to a bizzare little town full of weirdos, tons of strip clubs and lots of used tires? Make plans to visit Wigfield...a quarter mile stretch of land that came into being because of an unneccessary dam that is now in danger of being destroyed by the government. This horrible act will flood the "town", which sprang up in the river bed and force the tenants of this loveable slum to move from their beloved homes/shanties. You'll meet people like Cinammon, a stripper, who uses hush puppies in her routine in a very unusual way; Julian Childs, an "confirmed" bachelor and theater owner, who uses rabbits in all his productions; Mae Ella Padgett, who in her 40s, proudly claims to be the oldest person in Wigfield--a claim disputed by Dottie Fore, who makes her claim as the elder; and many more. Guided along by Russell Stokes, the author, who stumbles upon this intriguing drama, desperate to find a subject that could help him start the 50,000 words required for the book he must write to meet his publishing deal with Hyperion publishers. Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello and Stephen Colbert, of Comedy Central's brilliant cult series, "Strangers With Candy", are totally insane and that's what makes the book so much fun. Its dark, bizarre and a hilarious read that makes you laugh out loud. Complete with pictures of the wacky trio as the townsfolk, taken by Todd Oldman. If you love "Strangers With Candy", you'll want this book. If you want a good laugh this summer, you'll want it as well. PS---buy the new "Strangers With Candy: Season One" dvd too----So FUNNY!
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Summary: Unreadable
Review: What a disappointment. I struggled to the halfway point and finally gave up on it. Strangers With Candy may be one of the best shows in TV history but this book is a snore. The story suffers from tedious, uninteresting characters, I found myself zoning out every other page. The overuse of contradictory humor in lines like "I"ve spent every one of my forty-eight years right here in Wigfield, except for the times I've been incarcerated or living elsewhere." quickly becomes tiresome. Don't waste your money. Hopefully Amy, Paul and Stephen will put more effort into the Strangers With Candy film script.
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Summary: Wigfield: The book that does not...
Review: Wigfield: The book that does not entertain or make you laugh. If only Amazon gave refunds on books. To be honest, I only made it to page 46 and just could not go on. This is the most boring book I've ever made the mistake of attempting to read. OK, as a fan of Stephen Colbert, I bought this book and was expecting some good laughs. Instead I just cant believe it was published. Colbert fans: Go watch the Daily Show - just dont waste your time with this book!
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Summary: Wigfield
Review: You know who should be the mayor of Wigfield? Mayor McFunny. Because that's what this book is.
I'm not sure how well the book would work if you couldn't hear the voices of the Strangers with Candy team (Sedaris, Colbert & Dinello) actually saying all the lines. Yeah, you know what? It'd be funny even if you've never seen the show. They're just good damn writers.
And the photos are hilarious too.
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