Not Exactly What I Had in Mind, Roy Blount Jr.
Not Exactly What I Had in Mind, Roy Blount Jr.
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Not Exactly What I Had in Mind

Author: Roy Blount Jr.

Narrator: Roy Blount Jr.

Unabridged: 2 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/1986

Categories: Nonfiction, Humor

Synopsis

"It's my belief that sanity lies in realizing that reality is not exactly what we had in mind," says Roy Blount, Jr. in this witty collection of essays. With humor that is wry, dry, and warm, he delights and provokes us by confronting the reality of American life compared to the way we thought it would be. With his characteristic drawl—or "oral resonance," as he calls it—he reflects on John Wayne, the federal deficit, women's underwear, and more.

About Roy Blount Jr.

Roy Blount Jr. is an American writer. Best known as a humorist, Blount is also a reporter, actor, and musician with the Rock Bottom Remainders, a rock band composed entirely of writers. He is also president of the Authors Guild.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Erica on January 22, 2014

Written in a quaint time when the federal deficit was only $200 billion, this collection of short stories is good for a chuckle at some unintentional prophecies (What if Nixon had stuck with this program and expanded it to the point where he was tape recording everybody in the nation except himself?......more

Goodreads review by KennyO on October 19, 2019

So, is anyone going to notice that the book description is for an entirely other book? Anyway, I’ve enjoyed Blount’s work for a long time. This one is a bit too stuck in its time, losing something for current readers. I’ll demur on recommending it though I’ll happily pass along most of Blount’s other......more

Quotes

The essays and lighter-than-air verse in Blount's book are somewhat like those famous potato chips: You can't read just one…Public librarians looking for an intelligent, witty addition to the humor collection will discover that this book is exactly what they had in mind.” Library Journal

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