Elvis, Jesus and Coca-Cola

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Summary: My hero! Kinkster, save my planet now.
Review: Read it yourself

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Summary: New Kinkster Fan says: Praise Jesus & Pass the Coca-Cola!
Review: Until three months ago, the only author named Friedman I'd ever heard of was Milton, which probably explains why I was slow to heed a friend's "You gotta read one of Kinky Friedman's books" advice. But after reading two K. Friedman tomes - "Armadillos & Old Lace", and now "Elvis, Jesus & Coca-Cola - I'm ADDICTED TO THE KINKSTER. So much so that I just got done ordering four MORE of his books from Amazon. And now I'M the one telling people that they "gotta read a Kinky Friedman book" - which is really saying something considering that I grew bored and uninterested in "run of the mill" fiction mysteries long ago. BUT THE KINKSTER IS DIFFERENT! His stories are absorbing and addictive. His style is refreshingly twisted and unique.His characters will take up residence in your brain (and stay there long after you finish the book). And his words run the gamut from profound to silly - from thought-provoking to bizarre - from intensely sad and moving to laugh-out-loud hilarious. In fact, my only complaint with Mr. Friedman is that his quips, wise-sayings and one-liners are SO DAMN GOOD - and they come so fast and frequently - that I'm constantly looking for a pen or pencil to write them down (so I can use them later). In short, the man is one great storyteller and wordsmith, and "Elvis, Jesus & Coca-Cola" is a darn good yarn and a VERY enjoyable read.

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Summary: New Kinkster Fan says: Praise Jesus & Pass the Coca-Cola!
Review: Until three months ago, the only author named Friedman I'd ever heard of was Milton, which probably explains why I was slow to heed a friend's "You gotta read one of Kinky Friedman's books" advice. But after reading two K. Friedman tomes - "Armadillos & Old Lace", and now "Elvis, Jesus & Coca-Cola - I'm ADDICTED TO THE KINKSTER. So much so that I just got done ordering four MORE of his books from Amazon. And now I'M the one telling people that they "gotta read a Kinky Friedman book" - which is really saying something considering that I grew bored and uninterested in "run of the mill" fiction mysteries long ago. BUT THE KINKSTER IS DIFFERENT! His stories are absorbing and addictive. His style is refreshingly twisted and unique.His characters will take up residence in your brain (and stay there long after you finish the book). And his words run the gamut from profound to silly - from thought-provoking to bizarre - from intensely sad and moving to laugh-out-loud hilarious. In fact, my only complaint with Mr. Friedman is that his quips, wise-sayings and one-liners are SO DAMN GOOD - and they come so fast and frequently - that I'm constantly looking for a pen or pencil to write them down (so I can use them later). In short, the man is one great storyteller and wordsmith, and "Elvis, Jesus & Coca-Cola" is a darn good yarn and a VERY enjoyable read.

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Summary: The book to read when all you really want is trash....
Review: You're tired. You want something mindless. The world is aggravating and you want an escape. Turning on the TV would just make noise. Reach for Jesus, Elvis, and Coca-Cola (who could resist the title?). Everything about the book is improbable, from the Jewish Texan cowboy private detective living and working in New York, to the ridiculous and repetitive language used (repetitively) to describe ordinary things, to the plot (which makes our hero appear to be an idiot at the same time that he solves the case). The book provides a heavy dose of cynicism about nearly everything it touches, which can be a good thing if you are in one of those moods where a positive and upbeat perspective would be just too annoying. The book is mercifully short, so that nagging feeling that you are TOTALLY WASTING YOUR TIME doesn't last much longer than the (hopefully temporary) bad mood that might have drawn you to it in the first place.