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The Angry Clam

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This is a brilliant little gem of a book. Sublimely simple, hilariously clever, every one of the sparse words is perfectly placed. The crude drawings are funny & apt. Together, this teeny story of bivalve enlightenment will make you laugh out loud.

Take all those Zen, Yoga and Feng Shui books out of your shopping card and put this one in! The true answers to life lie in "The Angry Clam"! Erik Quisling's genius and the endearing tale of a small bivalve mollusk's quest for enlightenment is unforgettable and timeless.

When I read this book, I laughed; I smirked; and I had to share the experience with others. I shared the book with selected friends, relatives and co-workers who enjoyed this quirky discovery. This delightful book about an angst-ridden clam is not for everyone. The reader must be intelligent and possess a quirky sense of humor. Pseudo-intellectuals will scoff at it. Humor-challenged individuals will find it meaningless. The angry clam is a little book with a big vocabulary that presents a simple story. The book is not about the plotline, however. It simply laughs at pop psychiatry, thumbs its nose at philosophical pretensions, mocks pseudo-intellectual vanity, and generally has fun with the English language.

I never thought a clam would make me laugh and think so much about life. It is truly one of the cleverest and most original things I have ever read. I look forward to more stories from Erik Quisling.

This makes me want to curse the publisher and run out and submit my own book proposal. "The Gassy Gastropod." "The Overwraught Oyster." "The Berserk Banana." I mean, who pays $10.00 for this little book that you can read in 3 minutes standing in the bookstore with your mocha java in one hand? Story is about some loser clam who whines and looks for the meaning of his life. SPOILER: Yes, he winds up in someone's cookpot. I can hear the readers who love it talking amongst themselves..."Aren't we all clams, shut up tight, looking for some meaning...?" Maybe there is something deep here, it must be like goofy "art", you know, the kind that consists of a couple of squares, or something that a horse can paint but people write books analyzing? Before you tell me to clam up, take my advice. If you're dying to read it and have nothing better to do with a couple of minutes in the can, buy a used version for a few cents. Sorry, I never leave bad reviews but this thing was just such a waste I can't help it.

This short story is brilliant. It'll draw up emotions you never thought you'd have for a shellfish. Who would've thought you could learn a lesson from a clam. Love this book.

This book transformed my life. Well, I got a good laugh out of it anyway. It's traveled from place to place with me, and I've shared it with almost any friend I've made. If you can't appreciate The Angry Clam, you have no place in my life!

I was curious, so I got the "The Angry Clam". It now sits on my coffee table and every time a visitor comes over to the house they can't help but read about the 'Greatest Story Never Told'. I watch their face as the Clam makes them snicker, grimace and laugh out loud, just as it did for me. The Angry Clam makes a great gift -- or get it for your own coffee table.

I loved this book! The humor is very intelligent yet nonsensical. My friends have enjoyed reading this when they come over. The only problem I had with it was that I felt it was overpriced. But I enjoyed it nonetheless.

This is a quick enjoyable read that is at once insightful and entertaining. It has shades of Shel Silverstein crossed with Richard Bach.