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Kotter's Back: E-mails from a Faded Celebrity to a Bewildered World

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I have never written a book review online. The nasty comments that the previous reviewer spewed has compelled me to offer my thoughts.

This book is really funny! Not only is it funny,but it is also a dark and subtle commentary on our celebrity culture. Everytime I read it, I find something new. Welcome back Kaplan! I hope his next book is a personal memoir.He is a funny and irreverant guy!

Was flipping through at a local bookstore. Only read 2 "episodes" (Sioux City Parade and Wilt's Record) and was laughing my a** off. It was nice to see Kaplan give a nod to Don Novello ("Lazlo Sarducci") who originated this bit.

The concept of this book is and the majority of the content delivers laughs. Gave Kaplan writes emails with strange requests to people in various industries--one wonders while reading the book how many of the folks thought Kaplan was insane or were simply playing along. Anotner nice thing about the book is that each chapter\"email stream" takes only about 5 minutes to read. Great way to kill time.

Gabe Kaplan is a true comedian and it shows in this funny, laugh-out-loud book. A few years ago he started having some fun with people via e-mail about various project ideas and current (made-up, of course) issues he was having in his life. The advice and return ideas that are replied are outright hilarious. I especially enjoy the one where he exchanges e-mails with a "life coach" who encourages Gabe to pull himself up by his boot straps and become the success that HE knows he can be. He even offers to give this advice to Gabe FREE OF CHARGE. What a guy, huh?

Overall, a very fun, lighthearted read that you can just open up to any page and enjoy. And don't you dare feel sorry for the people he's having fun with -- permission was granted to be in the book. Purchase this book and you get a big kick out of it -- I promise.

I thought that Kaplan's book was hilarious.

I could not keep from laughing out loud while reading it in a public place.

It was a fast read and over too soon.

Phyllis Benjamin

Kotter is great -- the reviewer above is totally off base.

He's probably Arnold Horshack

Funny as &)ll.. Cheered me up after a bad day.. my family thought I was losing it because I was laughing out loud.

This book sucks. I mean sucks like an industrial strength vacuum cleaner sucks. The humor is lukewarm at best and all I can add is that the title says it all: Kaplan IS a faded celebrity and has released a book full of faded and bewildering humor to a bewildered world. Welcome back, Kotter? I think not. Go away and don't come back.