- Paperback: 188 pages
- Publisher: Penguin; n.i. edition (Mar 1971)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140026916
- ISBN-13: 978-0140026917
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,189,187 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I heard some of the stories over PBS years ago and decided to buy the collection. I am disappointed that the two tape set does not have the complete book as I was expecting. Some of the greater stories are left out. I have read "The End of the Road" hard cover and recommend it!
Tom Bodette establishes himself as one of the best story tellers of our lifetime with his description of the interesting characters in his fictional small town in Alaska. The music from Johnny B which accompanies the audio cassette is incredibly appropriate to the folks we are introduced to. Buy the casssette, not the book.
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
An excellent book
23 Sep 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This Tom Bodett book ought to be an American treasure and an instant classic. Perhaps the only obstructions to this happening are a lack of good distribution and increasing apathy towards reading. This collection of stories outshines the cassette version with its completeness and the liberty that it affords readers in portraying the characters as they wish to see them. Tom Bodett's reading is top notch, but his writing is even better. His stories are of small town people. Some have a clue, others don't have so much as a prayer of getting a clue, but they all hold your attention while shedding new light on life, love, happiness, and the ever present confusion that goes along with them.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
NOT Hyperbole! The FUNNIEST Book I've ever read
21 Mar 2000
Format:Library Binding
This Book was required reading for class, and I am so grateful it was! That was nearly 6 years ago, and I still read this book almost every 2 months, or whenever I feel down--It ALWAYS cheers me up. My only complaint is that it is so hard to find. My original copy fell apart because I read it so many times, and I had a heck of a time finding a new copy. I Wholeheartedly recommend this book. IT's a treasure.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Wonderful description of unforgetable small town characters
7 Nov 1998
Tom Bodette establishes himself as one of the best story tellers of our lifetime with his description of the interesting characters in his fictional small town in Alaska. The music from Johnny B which accompanies the audio cassette is incredibly appropriate to the folks we are introduced to. Buy the casssette, not the book.
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