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Fisher's Hornpipe [Paperback]

Todd McEwen (Author)

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Publisher: Bantam (April 1984)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0553340972
ISBN-13: 978-0553340976
Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,119,142 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Still laughing after all these years! August 17, 2000

By Peter V. Reynolds

Format:Hardcover

I have to agree with all of the other rave reviews here. Fisher's Hornpipe is one of the funniest books I've ever read. When it first came out, I was working at a bookstore and when I saw it on the shelf I started reading it on my lunch break. Had to buy it, told all of my friends about it and we all thought this was the start of a major career for Mr. McEwen. Sadly, I've not seen another book by him. It's a shame this book has been let to go out-of-print. I urge you to do an out-of-print search for a trip through New England that you will NEVER forget.

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Hilarious tale of a sweetly bewildered fellow February 8, 1999

By David J. Loftus

Format:Hardcover

I have to second (third? fourth?) the other reviewers with five stars and a huzzah for this delightful book, which I first read some 14 years ago and several times since. The protagonist Fisher is a lovely, pleasant creation who gets into the unlikeliest scrapes which will indeed make the reader laugh out loud. Watch for yuppie Alison and her red pen. Anyone who knows Boston and Cambridge will recognize many of the eateries and watering holes presented in thin disguise (unless they've closed since I lived there). If this book is and remains out of print, this is a crime!

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

The book for the bitter misanthrope in everyone March 4, 1998

By madole@mills.edu

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I'm always hoping to find a book as funny as this one. The only other book I know at all like it is "A Confederacy of Dunces", but this one is a bit more succinct. One of my favorite books. Especially funny if your life seems to be crashing down around you and you suspect everyone is out to get you. I have discovered I have large sections of it memorized, but I still laugh out loud when I read them.

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I wish McEwen would write more...

I first learned of Todd McEwen through his short stories (Granta Magazine most frequently) and enjoyed his style so much that I was compelled to find all that he'd written. Read more

Published on September 20, 2001 by Ingrid Hobbs

One of my favorite books!

I also read this book about 5 years ago on the recommendation of a friend, and have been recommending it to others ever since. It truly is laugh aloud funny, which is rare for me. Read more

Published on October 16, 1999 by Brenda (big_sun63@yahoo.com)

A wicked satire of American absurdity.

A friend told me to read Fisher's Hornpipe. I did. It's a quiet classic, an eloquent satire on life, liberty and a small town called Boston. Read more

Published on January 30, 1998 by Charlton@sprynet.com

Probably one of the funniest books ever written.

This first novel of Todd McEwan's is a stylistic tour de force, and laugh-out-loud funny. It is truly a shame that the book has gone out of print -- if it is ever rediscovered it... Read more

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