A Fine and Pleasant Misery [Hardcover]

Patrick F. McManus (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1978

A selection of McManus's contributions to Field and Stream offers zany observations on the hapless victims of camping, fishing, hunting, and hiking. Book available.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"A hilarious compilation."--Los Angeles Times

"Patrick McManus is a treasure."--The Atlantic

"Everybody should read Patrick McManus."--The New York Times Book Review

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Patrick F. McManus has written twelve books and two plays. There are nearly two million copies of his book in print, including his bestselling The Shoot Canoes, Don't They?; The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw; and A Fine and Pleasant Misery. He divides his time between Spokane, Washington and Idaho.

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Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co; First Edition edition (March 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805001662
• ISBN-13: 978-0805001662
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,730,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Patrick F. McManus is a renowned outdoor writer, humorist, and longtime columnist for Outdoor Life and Field & Stream. His most recent books are the Sheriff Bo Tully mysteries Avalanche and The Blight Way. He is the author of many other books, including such runaway New York Times bestsellers as The Grasshopper Trap, The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw, and Real Ponies Don't Go Oink! He lives in Spokane, Washington.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funniest book I EVER read, July 19, 2000

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E.E. Lee (Santa Ana, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Fine and Pleasant Misery (Paperback)

I picked up "A Fine and Pleasant Misery" one day purely by chance. I was bored in an outdoor equipment store. I opened it to a random page, and began to read...

Within a page I started to grin. By the second page I gaffawed (I noticed a couple customers nervously glance in my direction). At the third page I burst out in peals of hysterical laughter, tears rolling down my face. Everyone in the vicinity was openly staring at me. I slammed the book shut and made a beeline to the cash register.

I have been a devoted fan ever since. Buy this book, and you will be too. Trust me on this. Only...read in the privacy of your home. It's less embarassing that way :)

Best Regards, Eric Lee

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fishing and Hunting were never this funny before McManus, May 11, 2000

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Michael J Edelman (Huntington Woods, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Fine and Pleasant Misery (Paperback)

I have a friend who's never been hunting, has fished, I think, exactly once in his life, and who has nonetheless gleefully read every book McManus has ever written. He gave me a McManus book for my birthday over twenty years ago, and I've been a devoted fan ever since.

McManus has a way of painting a verbal picture that manages to stretch the bounds of good taste without ever quite going beyond them. More than one of his stories has conjoured up an image I don't think I'll ever get out of my head- and that still makes me laugh today.

Buy this book. Buy *any* McManus book. They're all hilarious.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I've never laughed so hard!, January 4, 2000

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Tim (Austin, Tx) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Fine and Pleasant Misery (School & Library Binding)

My father gave me this book when he thought I needed some cheering up. It was a life changing experience. Now I am on a quest to collect anything he has ever written. Caution to first time McManus readers: When you find your eyes are tearing up and you can't catch your breath, wait a short time before continuing. I nearly passed out from back to back fits of hysterical laughter caused by reading his passages too quickly.