- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (Jan 2 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0060931884
- ISBN-13: 978-0060931889
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.5 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,193,794 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“A wild, unseemly, entertaining elegy...graphic, edgy, and pretty much kick ass. Lummox is totally cool reading.” (Kirkus Reviews )
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A highly entertaining view into the typical (?) male mind,
By Historical Fiction Junkie "ermfu" (Madison, WI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lummox: The Trials and Triumph of a Modern Man with More Muscle Than Money (and a Whole Lot of Heart) (Paperback)
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and didn't want to put it down until it was finished. The book consists of a series of memorable episodes from the author's young adult life in Wisconsin. The author describes with considerable humor and painful honesty the life of an "average" man... although his exceptional intelligence gives away the fact that his is not your typical 80's-era slacker. I certainly knew some midwestern guys who were similar in their younger days to the title character, and the author has definitely nailed his descriptions and characterizations of the time and places. Personally, I would have liked to see a little bit more evidence of the main character's heart, but then again, this is a book about a "Lummox". I would recommend this book to anyone, male or female, who is looking for an easy-going, laugh-out-loud book.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A modern classic - a thoughtful, manly book...,
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This review is from: Lummox: The Trials and Triumph of a Modern Man with More Muscle Than Money (and a Whole Lot of Heart) (Paperback)
Mike Magnuson's autobiography is an insightful read, not because Magnuson is some extraordinary figure, but because he is just like the rest of us; simply an ordinary guy trying to stumble his way through life, women and beer.Lummox recounts Magnuson's various life lessons with an honest and forthcoming tone. Certainly funny, the book is also peppered with solemn moments as Magnuson takes his knocks and rolls with them. It's defiantly a guy's book - in the same way that Chuck Palahniuk's books are... written with an unapologetic, realistic and sometimes sexist tone. I highly recommend this book to any guys out there who are looking for realistic and intelligent male-centric literature.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Magnuson shows that books, like, kick-bum!!!,
By Elvis-from-Hell (Fort Lauderdale, FL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lummox: The Trials and Triumph of a Modern Man with More Muscle Than Money (and a Whole Lot of Heart) (Paperback)
I just got done reading the paperback version of this book and it's a hoot. Highly recommended. In short, it's a hilarious (and often melancholy) autobiography about the author who's a classic underachiever, drifting through life by drinking, (trying) to get laid and playing the drums. When that doesn't work out, he goes back to college and gets an english lit. degree. In the end, Magnuson finally finds his place in the world through self-acceptance and love. It's also a very pointed critique of those (your basic "politically correct" types) who engage in the very same stereotyping (this time - of the male lummox) that the lummox is so often accused of doing. Like Jim Goad's "Redneck Manifesto," the moral of the story may well be that stereotyping is inaccurate, and therefore dangerous, whether it comes from the left or the right.And if that doesn't pique your interest in reading this book, then read it because, to use Magnuson's words, it "kicks bum!"
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