From P. J. O'Rourke, best-selling author and expert bachelor, comes a hilarious look at domestic life. Or, as P. J. puts it, "This is a book about cooking, cleaning, and housekeeping for people who don't know how to do any of those things and aren't about to learn." In addition to debunking popular myths about bachelors (they are in fact not creatures known to hang around the house in silk smoking jackets, sipping brandy from oversized snifters) P. J. offers some useful sections on cleaning - or how best to avoid doing it: "Spill something fresh on the floor because a slippery floor is much more like a clean, waxed floor than a stinky floor is."; "Every month or so, take the curtains down-and throw them away. Turn the lights off if you don't want the neighbors to see what you're doing. The same goes for slipcovers."; "Don't use Drano if a toilet gets clogged. Remembering, the toilet is a dog's idea of Perrier. And you don't want a dog with a melted tongue."; "Sheets can be kept clean by getting drunk and falling asleep with your clothes on." In the inimitable style that has made him one of America's most popular humorists, P. J. provides an essential guide to the practical business of living in the modern world and proves that "Camus had it all wrong about the myth of Sisyphus - it's not symbolic of life, just housekeeping." "To say that P.J. O'Rourke is funny is like saying that the Rocky Mountains are scenic - accurate but insufficient." - Chicago Tribune
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By Eric Gudorf
Format:Paperback
This book is absolutely hilarious! I'm a big fan of PJ's, so how did I miss this little gem until now? Anyway, this book had me literally LOL (Laughing Out Loud) as I read it in my own bachelor apartment. PJ has captured the essence of bachelordom, namely, we are all basically mischievous boys at heart who love chaos and disorder. PJ on cooking - "If you think of it as setting fire to things and making a mess, it's fun". His recipes alone will leave you in stitches. And he provides all sorts of ready excuses for putting off anything related to cleaning or keeping up one's residence. This especially rang true as I surveyed my own humble abode and thought "You know, I kinda LIKE having all that clutter on the floor, it makes the place looked lived in." This book is simply required reading for anyone who's experienced the joys of sharing an off campus apartment with two other complete slobs, where beer cans and empty pizza boxes are the primary forms of interior decoration. Let's just say it's a pleasant trip down memory lane for any healthy, red blooded American male, and should get 6 out of 5 stars if such a thing were possible!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The Bachelor Home Companion: A Practical Guide to Keeping House Like A Pig written by P.J. O'Rourke is a very funny, keep you in stiches book.
You'll never keep a house neat and tidy after you read this book. Of Course, that's assuming that you already do. What its like as a bachelor in theory as to actually being one is, according to O'Rourke, a great disparity. If you want to laugh and be entertained at the same time then this little tome is for you to enjoy.
Humor abounds and your life will definately take a turn... for better or worse will depend on you.According to O'Rourke... "How often does a house need to be cleaned, anyway? As a general rule, once every girlfriend. After that she can get to know the real you."
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
The sad fact is I can actually see parts of myself in this book. P.J. has a way of seeing the extreme side of anything and making a very funny book out of it. Have read most of his other works and this one definetly ranks near the top. The short length is actually a plus, as his advice is condensed into a "guide" format. Anybody who has never read a P.J. O'Rourke book before would be good to start off with this one.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is Not a How-To Guide!
My parents gave me this book as a gift when I was a young bachelor and I had a disturbing realization while reading it. Read more
Published 5 months ago by John
5.0 out of 5 stars
DO NOT BUY KINDLE VERSION!!
This is a hysterical non-political book from the early P.J. O'Rourke (fresh from the National Lampoon) and I'd recommend it highly, but DO NOT buy the Kindle version. Read more
Published on January 25, 2011 by Donald Gillette
1.0 out of 5 stars
The author should be fined; the editor should be fired.
I was trying to decide whether I should buy this book for my 21-year-old step-son who lives alone, and so so took a "look inside. Read more
Published on December 2, 2010 by Ceilidh King
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hits a little close to home sometimes
I've read this book several times. Every time I pick it up, I end up laughing until I almost cry. As a bachelor myself, I relate to the grains of reality underneath O'Rouke's... Read more
Published on February 6, 2006 by Joel Hall
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of P.J.'s earliest works, and one of his best.
Not as good as "Eat The Rich" or "Parliament of Whores" or "All The Trouble in the World" or "Holidays in Hell" or "Give War A Chance"; those books are thought-provoking as well as... Read more
Published on September 8, 2003 by James Yanni
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hands down one of his best!
I've been on a tear of P.J. O'Rourke's books lately, starting with Republican Party Reptile and so forth. This is by far one of P.J.'s best. Read more
Published on May 11, 2003 by Trevor Seigler
5.0 out of 5 stars
Celebrate Testosterone!
As a 32 yr old bacelor, this book had me literally HOWLING with laughter! I let my girlfriend read it. We aren't dating anymore, LOL. Read more
Published on June 5, 2001 by Brannon Lamar
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very true
A complete anthropoligical study of the contemporary bachelor.
More than a bible, rather a rule book. Read more
Published on January 14, 2001 by Robertomelbourne
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Funniest Book I've Ever Read
You can read this again and again, and you will still find yourself laughing out loud! His best work.
Published on August 21, 2000 by Steve
4.0 out of 5 stars
Rings too true, needs to be longer
I am petulantly withholding a 5 star rating on this little work of humor, well, because it's a little work. There. Why didn't he make it longer, dammit?
You must buy this. Read more
Published on June 15, 2000 by Russell Whitaker
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