Coyote V. Acme
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2.4 • 5 Ratings
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- $11.99
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Publisher Description
Twenty-two side-splitting essays including The New Yorker magazine article that's the basis for the live-action animated comedy Coyote vs Acme.
The title essay of Coyote v. Acme, Frazier's second collection of humorous essays, imagines the opening statement of an attorney representing cartoon character Wile E. Coyote in a product liability suit against the Acme Company, supplier of unpredictable rocket sleds and faulty spring-powered shoes. Other essays are about Bob Hope's golfing career, a commencement address given by a Satanist college president, a suburban short story attacked by the Germans, the problem of issues versus non-issues, and the theories of revolutionary stand-up comedy from Comrade Stalin.
From first to last, this is Frazier at his hilarious best.
Customer Reviews
Not my style
I thought I would enjoy this because I loved the Coyote vs ACME movie. The book is a series of montages — what if Bob Hope? What would the opening statement be if the Coyote sued? What if the college graduation speaker really was working with the Devil? — but none of them grabbed me. They would likely be hilarious if performed instead of read.
Coyote vs Acme
Coyote vs Acme ... if you want to read stream of consciousness moronic babbling, this is the book for you.