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Summary: interesting ideas
Review: I cant praise this book enough.While other authors write about parenting, or airplanes, Mike Nelson has a style all his own. Authors like Dave Barry will go on and on about how tough and silly it is to raise children while Mike Nelson will wonder why his wife needs so many types of moisturizers. The topics in this book range from the very common, (Getting help at hardware superstores) to the very uncommon (why the humming bird shouldn't be considered an animal). Mike Nelson has pet peeves, like everyone else, but his are ones that you wouldn't necesarily think about. Some people seem to have had problems reading this book, but I cant see why. If you have lived for 80 years, or for five, you will relate to this book. This book is a fresh spin on observational comedy, a genre that has been made completely stale by commedians like Jerry Seinfeld or Dave Barry. I hope for more of the same from Mike Nelson in the future.
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Summary: Lighthearted and worthwhile read
Review: Mike Nelson offers everyone interested a look into the life of a Midwesterner that gained national popularity making fun of cheesy movies. As the head writer and later the star of the Mystery Science Theatre 3000 television series and movie, Mike Nelson created a fan base with his wit and utterly shameless clowning. Following his successes in TV, he went on to write the wonderful book `Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese'. In this book he tries to get away from his movie roles and show everyone that the world around him is at times stupid, and at times weird. This book was not written for fans of MST3K, this book was written for anyone that wanted a laugh. At times, Nelson fails to stay away from movie and TV reviews, but in the whole he does a stand up job of offering essays on life today for the average six foot two Midwesterner who happens to be famous. Among the better essays are his experiences in hotel rooms, a hilarious treatise on mud baths, and even a look at married life. All the essays are short; Nelson is an experienced wordsmith that does not waste space. One cannot but admire Mike's vocabulary and knowledge, however it seems at times he's using big words just for their own sake. Any reader, fan of MST3K or not will love reading this book. It's not a classic, in fact it has nowhere near the literary value of his `Megacheese,' but it still gets an A- from me. Go ahead and read this book, it's worth the effort, and its cool blue cover color scheme helps relax the soul.
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