What's the Monster Stick? It's Paul's nine-foot, surf casting rod full of six miles of brand new 50-pound test Stren Carp cord with 20 pound, custom made, stainless steel, slip-sliding sinkers. The adventures Paul finds himself in from the day the Monster Stick comes into his life rival those of Paul Bunyan but add a modern twist, as when he somehow sets the hook in a DC-10 flown by drug smugglers. Then there's Buck-dog, Bil's extraordinary hunting dog, whose mama was a German shepherd but whose ....
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Gr 10 Up-These 23 tall tales for the `90s featuring a Monster Stick (a remarkable fishing pole of mythical proportions) will tickle the funny bones of mature readers. Paul's stories are raucous and earthy, with colorful language; beer drinking; and wonderful "lies" such as catching a DC-6 jet with his wondrous pole, meeting magical river carp, and tales of his woman troubles. Bil's stories introduce an amazing dog that can pull you through a bullet hole and outdo a monster truck at a truck pull. Both brothers have an irreverent perspective on politics, and the humor is often sophisticated. The laugh-out-loud stories are lively and full of colloquialisms. Libraries in Appalachia will want to have this collection available; others might consider it where interest warrants.- Angela J. Reynolds, Washington County Cooperative Library Services, Aloha, OR
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A "Gold Star" on the Forehead of West Virginia,
This review is from: The Monster Stick & Other Appalachian Tall Tales (Paperback)
Bil Lepp and his brother have put together a collection of new "Tall Tales" that is not to be missed. Not buying this book is akin to bypassing Twain in his day. (O.k.-Maybe that's a little much, but you get the point.) The storytelling is superb, always compelling and surprising, twisting around hysterical subjects and impossible(?) settings. In this day and age you don't get many chances to read a new author with as much talent as Bil has for spewing forth untruths that sound so believable! Take my word for it, this one is a keeper! You won't be disappointed!
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I hope Bil and Pauls folks have produced more Lepps,
This review is from: The Monster Stick & Other Appalachian Tall Tales (Paperback)
If Mark Twain, John Steinbeck or Ernest Hemingway had been twins we'd be alot better off, but since that didn't happen we need as many W.V. Lepps as they had Waltons.The Lepps have pieced together a hilarious array of short stories and tall tales that you'll want to share with everyone from your preacher to your parole officer. These stories capture a vanishing part of Americana in a way the old Andy Griffith show did, except that the Lepps lie alot. Can't wait for them to get a book on tape, but until they do I'm sure glad they wrote this book.
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The Monster Stick etc...,
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This is really a fantastic book. I read a friend's Rev. Regina Spring's that she bought it directly from Rev. Bil ar her course of studies. I am purchasing this book for a Christmas present. I would recommend it to anyone! Funny! I would recommend it to all preachers!
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King Arthur had Excalibur, Wyatt Earp had the Peacemaker, and Paul Bunyan had his axe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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West Virginia, Monster Stick, Evil Ed, Kanawha River, Buckhannon River, Elk River, South Charleston, Rebus Ward, New River, Uncle Bill, Almost Heaven, Spring Street Bridge, Hell's Congressmen, Jackson County, Sutton Dam, Swiss Army New!
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King Arthur had Excalibur, Wyatt Earp had the Peacemaker, and Paul Bunyan had his axe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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West Virginia, Monster Stick, Evil Ed, Kanawha River, Buckhannon River, Elk River, South Charleston, Rebus Ward, New River, Uncle Bill, Almost Heaven, Spring Street Bridge, Hell's Congressmen, Jackson County, Sutton Dam, Swiss Army New!
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