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An Unexpected Twist (Kindle Single) [Kindle Edition]

Andy Borowitz

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Andy Borowitz almost died, but lived to tell this stranger-than-fiction tale. In his first-ever work of autobiography, the comedian and New York Times bestselling author tells how a freakish medical condition descended upon him one October afternoon and led him to the brink of death – in a New York hospital “consistently rated one of the ten best in the country.” What happens when “one of the funniest people in America” (CBS News Sunday Morning) comes face to face with his own mortality? An Unexpected Twist is in equal parts harrowing and hilarious – and a moving affirmation of what it means to be alive.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 55 KB
  • Print Length: 18 pages
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B007A4V33M
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #40,192 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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Amazon.com: 4.2 out of 5 stars  553 reviews
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5.0 out of 5 stars Andy is funny even when he's serious Feb 17 2012
By Cindy Lovell - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Any time a doctor says, "I'm going to be extra careful this time" you know you've got problems. Andy Borowitz with problems? Who knew? Andy takes on a very serious issue - and it's purely autobiographical - and somehow keeps us laughing throughout. I think what surprised me the most was the suspense I felt as I read this (kind of like each time I read "The Day Lincoln Was Shot" by Jim Bishop, and I hear myself muttering under my breath, "Don't go to Ford's tonight!"). Yes, Andy wrote it, so I sort of knew the ending, but I didn't know the message until I got to the end. Andy Borowitz is a brilliant writer and funny guy extraordinaire, but like our beloved Mark Twain, he is also acutely aware of human nature and the human condition. I also enjoyed getting to "meet" Olivia, Andy's wife (fun coincidence that has nothing to do with Andy's book: Mark Twain's wife was also named Olivia). Olivia is a keeper. So is this book. Thanks, Andy!
89 of 93 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Something special Feb 27 2012
By Bill Clark - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I surprised myself when reading this short piece on my Kindle, in my hotel room, alone, during a business trip. I laughed out loud several times, and at one point, found myself laughing UNCONTROLLABLY. That is, laughing in the way one does when talking with friends and someone says something that truly "strikes your funnybone"...and you just can't stop laughing for several minutes. Not a common experience, for me at least, and one I don't think I have **ever** had before while simply reading, all alone.

Partly it's Andy, of course, who is one of the funniest guys I've read, but it's also the very personal, very believable -- and somehow familiar -- experience he's recounting. Maybe you need to at least have had a colonoscopy at some point to fully appreciate it, but I call this HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
60 of 63 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars From an RN's perspective Feb 18 2012
By R. Grayson - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition
Mr. Borowitz has encapsulated the patient experience in our healthcare system accurately, with whimsy and in such generous detail as to be excellent pre-op reading for the patient-to-be, either imminent or at any time in the indeterminate future ... in other words, good information for everyone living with potential exposure to the American Health Care System. Andy conjures up the do's, don'ts, agonies, & ecstasies of life under the knife. Highly recommended in my perspective as an RN with lots of pre-op & post-op care experience.

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So now, every morning when I wake up, I do two things: I look out the window at the city, the beautiful city, the sun rising over it. And then I look at my beautiful wife sleeping next to me. And I realize at that moment that I've got today, and I have everything. &quote;
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