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The audio format is the perfect medium for these colorful escapades of McManus, as a boy and an adult. If only all tales of the outdoors and the trials of growing up could be so hilarious. and told with such delight by an uncle or family storyteller. George Irving takes on each of the unforgettable characters with great energy, including McManus's wife, Bun, and childhood acquaintances Rancid Crabtree and Rupert Scraggs A judicious use of accent and characterization strikes a balance which brings each story alive but doesn't overplay it: a rare treat which will keep whole family listeningand laughing. R.F.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
Review
"Patrick McManus is a treasure."--The Atlantic
"Everybody should read Patrick McManus."--The New York Times Book Review
"A style that brings to mind Mark Twain, Art Buchwald, and Garrison Keillor."--People
"Describing Patrick F. McManus as an outdoor humorist is like saying Mark Twain wrote books about small boys . . . the funniest writer around today--indoors or outdoors."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"McManus captures the innocence most of us lose when we become grown up, and reading him you can't help recalling similar times and events in yor own life."--Booklist
Review
"Patrick McManus is a treasure."--The Atlantic
"Everybody should read Patrick McManus."--The New York Times Book Review
"A style that brings to mind Mark Twain, Art Buchwald, and Garrison Keillor."--People
"Describing Patrick F. McManus as an outdoor humorist is like saying Mark Twain wrote books about small boys . . . the funniest writer around today--indoors or outdoors."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"McManus captures the innocence most of us lose when we become grown up, and reading him you can't help recalling similar times and events in yor own life."--Booklist
Review
"Patrick McManus is a treasure."--The Atlantic
"Everybody should read Patrick McManus."--The New York Times Book Review
"A style that brings to mind Mark Twain, Art Buchwald, and Garrison Keillor."--People
"Describing Patrick F. McManus as an outdoor humorist is like saying Mark Twain wrote books about small boys . . . the funniest writer around today--indoors or outdoors."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"McManus captures the innocence most of us lose when we become grown up, and reading him you can't help recalling similar times and events in yor own life."--Booklist
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AudioFile - Robin F. Whitten
The audio format is the perfect medium for these colorful escapades of McManus, as a boy and an adult. If only all tales of the outdoors and the trials of growing up could be so hilarious. and told with such delight by an uncle or family storyteller. George Irving takes on each of the unforgettable characters with great energy, including McManus's wife, Bun, and childhood acquaintances Rancid Crabtree and Rupert Scraggs A judicious use of accent and characterization strikes a balance which brings each story alive but doesn't overplay it: a rare treat which will keep whole family listeningand laughing. R.F.W. cAudioFile, Portland, Maine
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