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The Bachelor Home Companion: A Practical Guide to Keeping House Like a Pig (O'Rourke, P. J.)

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This book is absolutely hilarious! I'm a big fan of PJ's, so how did I miss this little gem until now? Anyway, this book had me literally LOL (Laughing Out Loud) as I read it in my own bachelor apartment. PJ has captured the essence of bachelordom, namely, we are all basically mischievous boys at heart who love chaos and disorder. PJ on cooking - "If you think of it as setting fire to things and making a mess, it's fun". His recipes alone will leave you in stitches. And he provides all sorts of ready excuses for putting off anything related to cleaning or keeping up one's residence. This especially rang true as I surveyed my own humble abode and thought "You know, I kinda LIKE having all that clutter on the floor, it makes the place looked lived in." This book is simply required reading for anyone who's experienced the joys of sharing an off campus apartment with two other complete slobs, where beer cans and empty pizza boxes are the primary forms of interior decoration. Let's just say it's a pleasant trip down memory lane for any healthy, red blooded American male, and should get 6 out of 5 stars if such a thing were possible!

The Bachelor Home Companion: A Practical Guide to Keeping House Like A Pig written by P.J. O'Rourke is a very funny, keep you in stiches book.

You'll never keep a house neat and tidy after you read this book. Of Course, that's assuming that you already do. What its like as a bachelor in theory as to actually being one is, according to O'Rourke, a great disparity. If you want to laugh and be entertained at the same time then this little tome is for you to enjoy.

Humor abounds and your life will definately take a turn... for better or worse will depend on you.According to O'Rourke... "How often does a house need to be cleaned, anyway? As a general rule, once every girlfriend. After that she can get to know the real you."

The sad fact is I can actually see parts of myself in this book. P.J. has a way of seeing the extreme side of anything and making a very funny book out of it. Have read most of his other works and this one definetly ranks near the top. The short length is actually a plus, as his advice is condensed into a "guide" format. Anybody who has never read a P.J. O'Rourke book before would be good to start off with this one.

My best friend recently moved into his own apartment, along with a roomate, and the only reason they don't live like P.J. is because they can't afford enough stuff to make that big a mess with. And they actually have tried to do the dishes with a garden hose. This book had me literarly (sic.) rolling off the couch laughing. Even if you don't agree with P.J.'s politics (and this book is mostly free from them anyway), read it.

I wouldn't know a well crafted piece of literary excellence from a mediocre load of ol' garbage but I know a funny book when I read one and they don't come any funnier than this one

If you are a bachelor or know someone who is, this book is a MUST. P.J. O'Rourke (who has subtitled other books as "Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's Struggle Against Tyranny, Injustice, and Alcohol-Free Beer" for example) launches into how to keep a bachelor pad bachelory, including cooking, cleaning, yardwork, and decorating. The book is even illustrated with photographs, and the irrepressible P.J. in his trademark shirt and tie will have you in stitches, like the one where P.J. explains how to clean the kitchen by putting all the dirty dishes, pots, and pans on the floor, and then cleaning them with a garden hose; or for dinner, put 5 pounds of popcorn kernels in the oven, turn it to 450 degrees, and you're done.

Where else would a self-respecting bachelor keep a favourite book? I really identified with his tips on house-cleaning: "Discard anything that is harder to wash than you are" and "The only thing I've ever been able to figure out about stove cleaning is to move every couple of years". Ah, a man after my own heart!

Although Mr. O'Roarke usually writes from a conservative perspective, this book can be read by anyone. The pictures are even funnier than the text. The only complaint I had was that it was too short.

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,..!!!!!!

I read this book in spanish years ago when I was a bachelor... I laughed soooo much my family thought I was crazy... If I was going to recommend one book for out loud laughter this is the one. I've haven't found a book this much fun in years .... READ IT you will love it.