Pounding nails in the floor with my forehead [Import] [Paperback]

Eric Bogosian (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 77 pages
• Publisher: Samuel French (1994)
• ISBN-10: 0573694095
• ISBN-13: 978-0573694097
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,423,987 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Bogosian. Dark, cutting, insightful and deeply funny., January 8, 2009

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Bampfylde "Bam" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead (Paperback)

'Pounding nails' is an excellent showcase of Bogosian's one-man-show style of writing monolouges.

It is a series of scenes in which the characters he portrays speak directly to the audience, or to another unseen character offstage.

It is a very dark, critical, and insightful take on the contemporary American way of life, as seen through the eyes of the various characters that populate the script. Although cynical and often very funny, the characters posses a striking level of humanity that you don't often see from other cynical comedians/writers.

Overall, an excellent script that is a must for anyone interested in theatre, which can be performed by a solo artist, or by a series of actors.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is my personal battle cry, July 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead (Paperback)

"Blow Me," the final piece of writing in this book, sums up my entire exsistence. For a long time after buying this book, I read the monologe daily. It seems to confirm every negative thought I've ever had about American life. And the strategies that Bogosian offers to survive it don't seem that irrational. Who doesn't long to feel something real for just two or three seconds? Bogosian's work as a whole seems to pin point the reality in America's superficial facade. You might find his work extreme or offensive. But you can't hide from the awesome truth of it. And if you don't agree with me, well, BLOW ME.

5.0 out of 5 stars Smart, raw and funny, August 25, 2006

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morthtein (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead (Paperback)

Bogosian's work just keeps getting sharper and wittier. That may be an overstatement - I think I prefer Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll - but as is his norm, he's got funny characters living great little stories. I love his work, and this is no exception.