Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.2 / 5.0

I Love Cockroaches!:

While it's true that this book is a compendium of previously printed interviews, for those of us with little time to sift through the Onion seeking them out, this book is not only a time
saver, it helps focus the subject into a veritable intellectual safari.

What an interesting blend of people this book contains! Of the 65 Hollywood "outsiders" ("Weird Al" Yankovic, Penn & Teller, Harlan Ellison, Ray Bradbury, Stan Freberg, Mark Mothersbaugh, Dr. Demento, Jello Biafra...ye gads...somebody stop me!... more info

Original but not much depth:

This is a quick, easy read. The choice of subjects makes it work --- the people at the Onion went after the entertainers on the fringes, people whose careers have hit the ceiling. You get to hear about Elvira at conventions, the Unknown Comic living a normal life raising his daughter, and Roger Corman summing up an impressive career.

Then there are the bad interviews. No one needs to interview Harlan Ellison, for example. He rants a lot and says nothing. Henry Rollins promotes his ego over his work. And... more info

You Won't Tenacity To Read This GREAT Book:

This is a MUST motivational book for ANYONE. It doesn't matter what you do for a living -- you're going to read in this zippy book of interviews a bit about how people (mostly writers and entertainers) went from point A to point Z...and how they stuck to their guns in doing it no matter what.

Stylistically, there not a thing to dislike about this collection. The interviews are from The Onion A.V Club (entertainment section) and cross generational lines. Everyone from cultural (and it is weird) icons such... more info

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