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Collected Fat

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I received this as a gift, and was not sure I would enjoy it, boy was I wrong. From page one Fatty drew me into his world and life of adventure and humor wrapped in warm saline solution. Finished this great read in the first weekend. You won't regret buying this book!!!

The Collected Fat (Cap'n Fatty)

This collection of humorous columns is a delight to read. Don't read it in your shared berth, because you will rock the boat with laughter. The book works particularly well on the Kindle, because the words (not pictures) are the point and because short columns are great for that spare minute reading (which is why I bought the Kindle). After finishing this book, I went back to Amazon and downloaded a couple more by the Cap'n.

Interesting and sometimes funny but also a little rough. A really good example of how writers mature over the years and improve their style and structure. Fatty's latest writings are more fluid and the humor more subtle and I find his recent writings far more enjoyable. Not that this book is bad, it is still a good read and quite enjoyable if you are a cruising sailor it provides lots of home truths about life on a boat. It is just that Fatty has moved on and become a much better writer, he has certainly improved with age.

I have been reading about Fatty Goodlander for some time now in the sailing magazines that he writes for. His sense of humor and his ability to put into words his true feelings and descriptions are the best. He pulls you in and keeps you there and many times you will laugh out loud at his accounts. All and all just a great read.

Capt'n Fatty makes you laugh out loud! What an amazing man (and his wife and daughter) to have spent his life enjoying it! We all need to take a lesson in what is really important in life from his books--and learn to laugh more.