The Bachelor Home Companion: A Practical Guide to Keeping House Like a Pig: Amazon.ca: P. J. O'Rourke: Books

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The author of Give War a Chance offers a hilarious guide to domestic life, covering the arts of cooking, cleaning, and housekeeping for people who do not know how to do any of these things and who refuse to learn. Original."

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4.0 out of 5 stars One of P.J.'s earliest works, and one of his best., Sep 8 2003

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James Yanni (Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bachelor Home Companion: A Practical Guide to Keeping House Like a Pig (Paperback)

Not as good as "Eat The Rich" or "Parliament of Whores" or "All The Trouble in the World" or "Holidays in Hell" or "Give War A Chance"; those books are thought-provoking as well as screamingly funny. This one is just screamingly funny, but this might actually be a plus for people whose response to some of P.J.'s better works is a defensive "That's not funny!"; P.J. has a tendancy to poke fun at EVERYTHING, including the sacred cows of people who he disagrees with (and sometimes those he agrees with.)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hands down one of his best!, May 11 2003

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Trevor Seigler (South Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Bachelor Home Companion: A Practical Guide to Keeping House Like a Pig (Paperback)

I've been on a tear of P.J. O'Rourke's books lately, starting with Republican Party Reptile and so forth. This is by far one of P.J.'s best. I'm on the other side of the coin politically (fairly liberal) myself, but P.J. usually spares no one, and I admire that (Rush and his wacko friends could learn a thing or two).

This book is just about how to get by if you're a bachelor. It's incredibly funny for the most part (the cooking sections should not be read if you've just ate!). This is a fantastic little book, very helpful if you plan to live like a slob or like a typical college freshman.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Celebrate Testosterone!, Jun 6 2001

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Brannon Lamar (Augusta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Bachelor Home Companion: A Practical Guide to Keeping House Like a Pig (Paperback)

As a 32 yr old bacelor, this book had me literally HOWLING with laughter! I let my girlfriend read it. We aren't dating anymore, LOL. As ridiculous and as obscene as some of it seems, it is startling to realize that I have actually LIVED like that!

FIVE STARS,..!!!!!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Should get 6 out of 5 stars
This book is absolutely hilarious! I'm a big fan of PJ's, so how did I miss this little gem until now? Read more

Published on Jan 19 2001 by Eric Gudorf

5.0 out of 5 stars Very true
A complete anthropoligical study of the contemporary bachelor.