Holly I. (Pooka) reviewed on + 7 more book reviews
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This is one of the funniest books I've ever read. There about 40 short essays and they are all over the map.
For instance, "How to Travel with a Salmon" deals with being given a fresh salmon when on a business trip. He puts it in the hotel refrigerator, gets charged for all the booze that he took out; and the maid takes the salmon out and refills with new booze. This repeats for 2 more days.
Some of the other essays include "How to eat ice cream" and "How to recognize a porn movie".
"Eco's assembled essays are impishly witty and ingeniously irreverent" (Atlantic Monthly)
"The perfect choice for a literate view of the small frustrations of the world" (Dallas Morning News)
For instance, "How to Travel with a Salmon" deals with being given a fresh salmon when on a business trip. He puts it in the hotel refrigerator, gets charged for all the booze that he took out; and the maid takes the salmon out and refills with new booze. This repeats for 2 more days.
Some of the other essays include "How to eat ice cream" and "How to recognize a porn movie".
"Eco's assembled essays are impishly witty and ingeniously irreverent" (Atlantic Monthly)
"The perfect choice for a literate view of the small frustrations of the world" (Dallas Morning News)
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