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Perfect gift for the Jewish animal-lover on your list, Avril 7 2004
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Not my favorite Kinky Friedman book, but still pretty humorous.
Perfect gift for the Jewish animal-lover on your list - a
fun Mother's Day present, maybe.
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If this book were food, it would be a Kinky salad, Janv. 2 2003
Private detective Kinky Friedman enjoys a bushel of bafflement slogging through two different cases, pulling him hither and yon between two different cases as he works to find both a missing cat (Texas) and an autistic child (New York). I have been, still am and will continue to be a Kinky fan, and given this I must say it was a great book, but not the pinnacle of Kinky-dom. Other reviews I've read were very positive and the bit of negative criticism questioned whether he had abused his characteristic sayings, such as "cradled the blower" or "left the cat in charge." To me these were welcome, worn-in witticisms, but I did feel the amount of name dropping seemed a bit awkward if not possibly forced. I was also disappointed to find out that his reference to Asperger's Sydrome, the specific form of autism which the missing child had, was lacking - his account was historically correct, but the child supposedly having this syndrome had a vocabulary of a single word, though I have read a paper from psychology referring to the same syndrome as a form of autism which leaves verbal skills mostly unaffected and is manifest primarily through behavior. My last concern was how much the story was used as a platform for the Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch (the missing cat thread to the story.) Any Kinky fan knows that he has strong political opinions and thankfully does not refrain from expressing them and admittedly the Rescue Ranch is a worthy cause, but there were isolated moments when the story felt almost didactic to me. That said, I immediately acknowledge it to be specific, nit-picky criticism, but worth the words since I'm the sort of girl who waits with bated breath as the villain is revealed on Scooby Doo - if these occurred to me, of all people, I'm pretty sure I won't be alone. All in all, I would read it again and it only makes me more anxious for the next Kinky installment - I have my fingers crossed for an entrée this time.
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More Kinky views of life and the strange folks who live it, Nov. 8 2002
Private detective (and former musician) Kinky Friedman finds himself torn between a missing three-legged cat in Texas and a missing autistic child in New York. The cat comes first and Kinky heads down to Utopia, Texas for some good-ole-boy moments, but his duty calls him back to New York where his recurring pal Rambam demands to be made part of the case (Rambam also thinks he might have found his future bride--the sister of the missing child and an obvious suspect). Using visions, both his own and others', and some clever detecting Kinky strips away some of the confusion--but can either a three-legged cat or an autistic child survive for long on their own--either in the wilds of Texas or those of New York? Fans of the Kinky Friedman series will find a lot to enjoy in MEANWHILE BACK AT THE RANCH. Kinky's observations about life in general, his descriptions of the customs and people he meets, and his insights into human nature ring true. Kinky's strange similies will bring a smile to even the most jaded reader (maybe especially to the jaded reader). And Friedman goes out of his way to be an equal opportunity offender, slinging insults at all religions and ways of life. Kinky Friedman books are not for everyone but MEANWHILE BACK AT THE RANCH is one of the better ones.
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