Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

When Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky got together and made Bob Odenkirk,

Zilot & Other Important Rhymes by Bob Odenkirk

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If Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky got together and made Bob Odenkirk, the result would be the poetry book, Zilot & Other Important Rhymes. And I got all that from the first three poems.I was thinking when I thought that, what kind of other madness can be next? Trust me, I still was not prepared even knowing what kind of madness those classic writers could make (because I was unfamiliar with Mr. Odenkirk’s particular humor). There are more rhymes, there were really gross shoelaces, there were […]

Finishing out my quarter-Cannonball with a little Odenkirk. Review dump 4.

Comedy Comedy Drama Drama by Bob Odenkirk

Hollywood Said No! by Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

Live From New York by Tom Shales, James Andrew Miller

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What better way to wrap up my little review party than with Mr Bob Odenkirk? We said goodbye to Saul Goodman this year, and Jesus, we almost said goodbye to Bob himself. Which would have been too much for me to take. So in between the final mini-seasons of Better Call Saul, I went on an Odenkirk binge. And I loved it. First up, I listened to Bob’s memoir, Comedy Comedy Drama Drama, read by the author himself. Spanning Bob’s life from his teens, and […]

The Book of Saul

Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama by Bob Odenkirk

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This is sort of a curious choice for my last review of the year, as I’ve never seen either of the author’s best-known performances. Though I enjoy sketch comedy I missed the boat on Mr. Show w/Bob and David, and I quit on Breaking Bad (heresy!) before Saul Goodman entered the picture. What can I say? Whenever I have seen Bob Odenkirk’s work I’ve always thought he seemed like a really funny, really smart guy, and Amazon was selling the e-book for $1.99. Comedy Comedy […]

Assorted Nonfiction I

The Painted Word by Tom Wolfe

Citizen by Claudia Rankine

Let Us Compare Mythologies by Leonard Cohen

A Load of Hooey by Bob Odenkirk

You Do You by Various

Here is New York by EB White

Bad Faith by Mike Daisy

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The Painted Word – Tom Wolfe – 4/5 Stars I haven’t read a lot of Tom Wolfe (white suit, not Southern writer) but he was one of those public figures who was just around in my childhood watching tv. He made a guest spot on the Simpsons for example. This essay takes a look at contemporary art about up to 1975 ending more or less with pop art and photorealism. The essay begins with a paraphrased idea that art used to work: the art drives […]

“If you’re ever feeling poorly about yourself, about your lack of achievement, your utter inconsequentiality, your ridiculous little life lived in the shadows—take a moment and write some Internet reviews of other people’s work.”

A Load of Hooey by Bob Odenkirk

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For those who take part in the annual Pajiba 10 voting, you may know me as the person who, year after year, picks nine random people to go on my list behind the great Bob Odenkirk. I’ve been a massive fan since back in the days of The Ben Stiller Show, The Larry Sanders Show, and, of course, Mr. Show. He’s provided us with some of the greatest comedy sketches ever. I mean, come on. SNL. Ben Stiller. Mr Show And yes, sure, he’s also […]

“Jesus Christ went by the name Jesus and was only called “Geez” by his closest friends.”

A Load of Hooey by Bob Odenkirk

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HEY! DO YOU LIKE TO BE SHOUTED AT BY BOB ODENKIRK AND HIS FRIENDS? BECAUSE BOY HOWDY, DO I HAVE THE BOOK FOR YOU! Bob Odenkirk is one of the greatest shouters of all time. No one can bellow DAMN IT quite like him- a skill he’s been sharing with us for 30 years. When he isn’t the one yelling, he is busy writing shouts upon shouts. He is responsible for Chris Farley’s Matt Foley- you know, they guy in a VAN down by the […]



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