Jack in the Box [Import] [Paperback]

William Kotzwinkle (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 222 pages
• Publisher: Abacus; paperback / softback edition (1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0349121192
• ISBN-13: 978-0349121192
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,484,563 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

William Kotzwinkle is a celebrated satirist in the US as well as being author of several favourite books, including ET the Extra-Terrestrial and of course, the New York Times listed bestselling Walter the Farting Dog. He lives on an island off the east coast of America.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh out loud funny., December 27, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Jack in the Box (Paperback)

A wonderfully funny coming of age novel that has somehow gone out of print. I found it in a used bookstore and found it a fun read. The author mines for laughs with commendable economy of language. Turns out this was made into a movie "Book of Love" in 1990. Screenplay by the author. Never heard of the movie either, but I intend to rent it soon. Fans of "Youth in Revolt" will surely like this book too.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Funny but Immoral as Hell, January 13, 2005

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earthwormgym "earthwormgym" (Fort Washington, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jack in the Box (Paperback)

I read this book some time ago, possibly 1988. This is the book that inspired me on my mastubatory kick as a young man. This is raw language at it's most digusting and graphic of a teenager struggling with his sexuality and that of others. Very strange to say the least. The stories, told in episodic manner, reflect the darkness of the American writer as of the last thirty years, without any of the elequonce of the greater ones. It's quite a horror show but one that must be read. Not for the kiddies or the faint of heart!