Small Comforts: More Comments And Comic Pieces [Paperback]

Tom Bodett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 22, 1988

Tom Bodett, Alaska’s main comic export, is that rarest of commodities, an original new talent in American humor. His commentaries on “All Things Considered” and his radio spots for Motel 6 have delighted millions, but he’s never been funnier than in this, his second collection of casual essays. Here are further musings ont he everyday joys and embarrassments of being a husband, father, citizen, and breadwinner by the author of As Far As You Can Go Without a Passport. Fans will be comforted by the familiarity of this return visit to Bodett country. Those new to his work will discover one of the freshest, friendliest voices among writers of humor today.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

A writer for the Anchorage Daily News and a commentator on Alaska and National Public Radio, Bodett has two styles. He is a would-be humorist who evidently sees himself as a sort of sub-Arctic Andy Rooney, offering remarks on such topics as the perversity of mechanical devices, signs that order rational human beings not to do things they wouldn't think of doing and orphaned shopping carts that appear virtually anywhere. In these pieces, he is not especially original and only occasionally draws a chuckle of recognition. Then there is the sentimental observer of people and places. Bodett is genuinely touching when he describes his infant son and the joys of being a father, a boy waiting for his first school bus ride and the beauties of Alaska.
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About the Author

Tom Bodett was born in 1955 and grew up in Sturgis, Michigan. He has been a cannery worker, a logger, an independent building contractor, and a commentator on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.” He is the author of a previous collection, As Far As You Can Go Without a Passport, and is the national media pitchman for Motel 6. He lives with his wife and son in Homer, Alaska, from where he hosted “The End of the Road Review,” a nationally syndicated weekly radio variety show.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press (January 22, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201136899
• ISBN-13: 978-0201136890
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #707,819 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Small Comforts, May 30, 2000

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This review is from: Small Comforts: More Comments And Comic Pieces (Paperback)

This is one of those books I buy for friends all over the world with instructions: If you want to have a riotous laugh, read Tom Bodett's stories. He is at once poignant and hilarious.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Short Essays, November 11, 2006

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This review is from: Small Comforts: More Comments And Comic Pieces (Paperback)

This book is a collection of short essays by audiocolumnist Tom Bodett. The essays range from tools and how to use them, to fathering and environmentalism. Some are humorous, others intended in a more serious vein. The essays were originally written in the late 1980s, so a few of them are dated by now, but others are timeless.

4.0 out of 5 stars Small Comforts, June 5, 2010

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This review is from: Small Comforts: More Comments And Comic Pieces (Paperback)

I liked this book, it was pretty funny but not as funny and interesting as The End of the Road