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This title in other formats:Social Blundersby Tim Sandlin
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Tim Sandlin is: Tom Robbins if he had a heart Pam Houston if she were a man J. D. Salinger if he were from Wyoming Joseph Heller if he were funny Struggling with his wife's desertion and questions about who his father really is, Sam Callahan finds support from his practical daughter Shannon, who researches Sam's paternity and sets off the adventure of Sam's life. Review:"[A] ribald and tangled yarn....The characters in this third installment of Sandlin's GroVont Trilogy don't spend much time in GroVont, Wyo....Still, Sam would be a literal riot in any state, and, as rendered by Sandlin, his voice is an effective blend of flippancy and compassion." Publishers Weekly Review:"[A] weird, funny, raunchy novel that veers wildly from pathos to slapstick and back again, and it's surprisingly effective....Sandlin weds an outrageous plot with emotionally whacked-out characters and comes up with a loopy inquiry into the meaning of fatherhood." Joanne Wilkinson, Booklist Review:"A story of grand faux pas and dazzling dysfunction...a wildly satirical look at the absurdities of modern life." The New York Times Book Review Review:"Wild, wonderful, and wickedly funny....Highly recommended." Library Journal Review:"Downright superb...wickedly funny...richly rewarding." Milwaukee Journal Review:"Sandlin is the only novelist I've read in the last two years whose prose forced me to laugh out loud." The Bloomsbury Review Review:"Some writers make you laugh out loud. Tim Sandlin is one...remarkable, hilarious, and touching...a joyous affirmation of humanity." Winston-Salem Journal Review:"An affecting book, now sprightly, now sad, as his characters experience the common upturnings and downturnings of life. It is fiction to be savoured." Larry McMurtry, author of The Last Picture Show Review:"A delicious, pothole-filled journey...a sad and savvy coming-of-good-sense novel." Shelby Hearon, author of Ella in Bloom Synopsis:""Social Blunders" finds the indefatigable Sam Callahan mourning the defection of his second wife, Wanda. In an attempt to shake off the doldrums, Sam embarks on a comic quest to find the father he never knew. . . . A weird, funny, raunchy novel that veers wildly from pathos to slapstick and back again" ("Booklist"). What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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