It's a Slippery Slope

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Summary: Going Down
Review: As usual Spalding Gray has done it again.Very entertaining and witted.Just love the audio too, can never get enough of Spalding.I highly recommend all his works.

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Summary: I didn't read it, but I just saw him perform it!
Review: Each adventure with Spalding is a little different. But the issues always remain the same, Spalding is an intensely neurotic individual with an over developed fear of death. But that is why we love him. It is not always what he says, but more how he says it. After seeing Spalding perform his monologue live I have four things to do; make a mental note to see him perform at any chance, rewatch his videos, read some of his books, and start keeping a journal.

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Summary: Boy has Spald ever sunk to the bottom!
Review: Every year a buddy and I take a driving trip across North America. Traditionaly we read a Spalding Gray monologue aloud to each other along the way (in my opinion they are much better when heard and not read) This year we took The Slippery Slope and found the humour not as cutting or satirical and found it difficult to laugh at the author's challenges because of their typical and mundane nature. The out loud laughter and memorable quotes that I love and look forward to and have always found in a Spalding Gray book just seemed missing! Redeem yourself Spald crank another one out!!!!!!

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Summary: Maybe Natural Selection is not such a bad thing after all...
Review: I have heard two of Mr. Gray's earlier monologues and enjoyed them. My friend gave me this this book to read as we were high school classmates of "Ramona", and I anticipated an enjoyable few hours with it. Instead, I was horrified by what I found.
I don't have to go to the trouble of tearing the book and Mr. Gray to pieces, the Kirkus Review of this book said it perfectly: "Gray has an epiphany on the slopes that is almost startling in its EGOCENTRISM and MORAL OBTUSENESS [capitals mine]." Natural Selection: my thought on finishing the book was, hey if he's skiing now, maybe we'll luck out and he will kill himself by running into a tree! So surprised that no other reviews of this book by individuals mention a negative reaction like I had.

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Summary: Maybe Natural Selection is not such a bad thing after all...
Review: I have heard two of Mr. Gray's earlier monologues and enjoyed them. My friend gave me this this book to read as we were high school classmates of "Ramona", and I anticipated an enjoyable few hours with it. Instead, I was horrified by what I found.
I don't have to go to the trouble of tearing the book and Mr. Gray to pieces, the Kirkus Review of this book said it perfectly: "Gray has an epiphany on the slopes that is almost startling in its EGOCENTRISM and MORAL OBTUSENESS [capitals mine]." Natural Selection: my thought on finishing the book was, hey if he's skiing now, maybe we'll luck out and he will kill himself by running into a tree! So surprised that no other reviews of this book by individuals mention a negative reaction like I had.

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Summary: A masterful portrayal of the triumph of the human spirit.
Review: I haven't read the book version of Spalding Grey's latest monologue, however, I did have the wonderful opportunity to see him perform it live. I was, naturally, overwhelmed. Mr. Gray takes the audience on a journey from the mountains of Colorado to the innermost reaches of his soul. Certainly his most personal monologue yet (beat that), "It's a Slippery Slope" explores facets of Spalding Gray's personality never before reached. A definite winner!

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Summary: slip sliding away
Review: Save no ones sanity, master monologist Spalding Gray is at it again. This time delivering the most neurotic and insightful commentary on the subject of the mid-life crisis. Finding the perfect balance between career and personal life is metaphoricly shown to us through the eyes of a man learning to ski for the first time. Gray is a maestro of the "first person" leading the reader up and down the rocky sloaps of the novel. At the end of the perfect run, Gray only slips in his sementality. Finding the perfect balance has only made his bitting humor about the subject a bit soggy.