Anyone who hopes to visit or has visited New Hampshire, and, heck, even anyone who LIVES there, will delight in this hilarious guide to the Granite State. Popular New Hampshire storyteller Rebecca Rule provides her interpretation of the state s history, culture, climate, attractions, vernacular, and more!
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Rebecca Rule has lived in New Hampshire all her life (so far). She is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire and taught writing classes there for a number of years. She is the author of three short story collections about New Hampshire, including The Best Revenge  which was named Outstanding Work of Fiction by the New Hampshire Writers Project  and Could Have Been Worse: True Stories, Embellishments, and Outright Lies. She is best known for her live storytelling events, many sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council. She lives in Northwood, N.H., with her husband, John, and their fox terrier, Bob.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
World's funniest guide to New Hampshire,
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This review is from: Live Free and Eat Pie! (Paperback)
New Hampshire storyteller, humorist and short story writer Rebecca Rule's latest book is a funny and even useful guide to the Granite State. A lot more personable and entertaining than the usual guidebook, it is chock full of facts, advice, and stories. The trick is knowing which is which.
For instance, Rule provides a remedy for biting flies which involves gluing a blue or yellow ("these are the only colors that will work") cup to your hat and painting the rest of the hat with stickum. "Instead of getting in your face, those hoss- and deerflies will fly into the stickum and get stuck. End of problem. "And nobody will laugh at the blue or yellow cup on your head. "Trust me." Some facts, though, are incontrovertible. The average number of ticks on a moose's back for instance: 55,000. ("Some have as few as 10,000. Some as many as 120,000. Depends on the moose and its personal hygiene.") And some advice is indisputable, like the long list of items to pack for winter wear including mittens and gloves to go inside the mittens, and the very short list for spring: "Deet". In addition to the basic stats, geography, wildlife, history, folklore, politics, cuisine, things to do, and advice for dealing with the natives, Rule sprinkles the book thickly with illustrative stories she's collected from her travels around the state. These are a treat. "Ice fishing is a popular winter sport. A fella from Massachusetts wanted to try his hand at it. `Go out in the middle of the cove, the native advised. `Cut a hole and go to it.' "The next day, the native asked the fella from away how the fishing went. `Geez,' the fella said, `by the time I cut a hole big enough for the boat, I was too tired to fish.' " And "How to execute a New Hampshire hug:" "Step one: Stand shoulder to shoulder with the potential huggee, facing forward. "Step two: Fold your arms tight across your chest. "Step three: Turn just your head to face the potential huggee as the potential huggee does the same. "Step four: Nod." All joking aside, Rule, a New Hampshire native (though not quite five generations in the ground), has done her homework. Even a native could find new things to do, as well as evaluating Rule's opinions of familiar places and activities. The section on towns off the tourist-beaten path might spur some to get in the car - and most towns come with a true story told by a townsperson. "`This is a true story,' they say, looking me right in the eye. They all say it. It's a New Hampshire tradition." Rule's dry wit, story-telling flair and the New Hampshirite's shrewd sense of combining practicality with entertainment makes this book a winning attraction for anybody who lives in NH, visits, is thinking of visiting, passes through or drives up this way on the interstate. As well as anybody who likes to be entertained and educated at the same time. Only remember: "You might want to double check some of my `facts' before you go quoting them. I am a professional liar, after all."
2.0 out of 5 stars
Less than stellar writing,
By Steve Jakowski (Denver) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Live Free and Eat Pie! (Paperback)
I was looking forward to a good read, but was really disappointed. Overall, I found the writing to be less than average. I wanted to laugh, but couldn't. I can't honestly recommend this book. Sorry.
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