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Planets [Paperback]

James Finney Boylan (Author)
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March 31, 1992
A collection of short stories, including the tale of a middle-aged bank president who seeks diversion with an office temp - a nudist and bald mime artiste who strips away all externals in her quest for pure truth. Other work by the author includes "Remind Me to Murder You Later".
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This humorous, unconventional novel is set in Centralia, Pa., where Nature is in chaos, sulfurous fumes from mine fires fill the air and seemingly random events are cosmically interrelated.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 265 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage (March 31, 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0679739068
  • ISBN-13: 978-0679739067
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,255,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading again and again, August 31, 1999
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This review is from: Planets (Paperback)
Unbelievably entertaining. I recommend this to any friend with a joy for tongue-in-cheek humor. I enjoyed the absurd coincidences and irreverent look at the things we wll take too seriously. I've read it half a dozen times and will read it again when I need to put things back in perspective.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars read it 5 times and laugh just as hard each time, January 19, 1998
This review is from: Planets (Hardcover)
I picked this book up because the author shared the same last name and was curious as to whether a Boylan could actually write. Only Thurber has made me laugh this hard. I have read it at least 5 times and laugh just as much each time.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh Out Loud Funny, March 18, 1997
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This novel grabs your funny bone and doesn't let go even when you cry, "Uncle!" The wildest assortment of incredibly eccentric everyday people you will ever meet. Set in Philadelphia and Centralia, Pennsylvania, neither city has been funnier. I highly recommend this book
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