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A Tongue in the Sink: The Harrowing Adventures of a Baby Boomer Childhood

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This book is one of the best, funniest, and most entertaining books I have ever read. Both my husband and I enjoyed it so much. The day I bought it, I spent the rest of the day reading it....and just couldn't put it down until I finished it. Reading this book causes fits of giggling, snickering, chuckling, and laughing right out loud from cover to cover. Both Genevieve and her human, Dennis Fried, are wonderful writers who know how to entertain their readers. Anyone who ever was a child will truly enjoy this book, regardless of their age or when or where they grew up. It is filled with insight and humor and brings back a lot of memories of "the good old days" when we were younger. Genevieve has counseled her human well...and should encourage him to write more books.

How many books make you laugh out loud? If you want to take a look back at growing up in the 50's and 60's and reflect on the antics of your own childhood, then this book is a must! I havn't laughed so hard since reading Dave Barry's Big Trouble. Denny Fried's blend of humour and personal philosophy make for a delightful journey into yesteryear.

It's true that Denny Fried's look back to see what was gaining on him in his youth will make you laugh, as the book cover warns. But be prepared to experience deep nostalgia, even, amazingly, for places you haven't been and cultural corners you haven't explored. Fried draws readers into his childhood while at the same time hurling them back into their own. A terrific read--for boomers and everyone else.

Denny Fried's A Tongue In The Sink is a must-read for anyone who grew up in small-town USA, especially if you lived in Catskill, NY as I did. Who can forget the big kids and their torture, first girl friends, the swimming hole, early jobs, elementary and high school, and that first talk with mom or dad about the "birds and the bees." Don't miss this one.

I am a professional cartoonist/writer and
one of my main job is to read "funny stuff" to
help develop ideas. I literally read thousands
of humor-related books and I can assure you this
is the best written-funniest I've come accross. If
I'm in a nursing home one day (which is bound to happen)
and a young person comes to visit and asks me if there
is one thing I would do over differently, my answer would
be "Read A Tongue In The Sink by Dennis Fried" about
30 years earlier (if it had been available). Read this
book. It's not only fun entertainment, in a way, its
a subtle lesson on how to not take life so serioulsy.
I never thought I'd say a humor book coulb be a "life
changing experience"...this one is. Thanks Dennis. Please
werite more. Sincerely, Rick London Londons Times Cartoons
www.londonstimes.us

I love a book that is interesting and also makes me smile;
I found such a read in Mr. Fried's work, " A Tongue In The Sink."
It was like a breath of fresh air to me, one enjoyable read for sure.
Taking us back to his childhood in the 1950's, our author shares his childhood in a fun and entertaining way. He packs his work full of stories that will make you giggle and chuckle,but you will find you will also feel the stirring within you of your own heartstrings as you remember your own growing-up years. Good or bad.
This is a great read and I am proud to recommend it to you. Sit back and enjoy. A top of the notch work that should not be missed.

Dennis Fried's A Tongue In The Sink: The Harrowing Adventures Of A Baby Boomer Childhood is a laugh-out-loud memoir of growing up in a small town in the 1950s about mistrusting today's youth, the seemingly bizarre yet omnipresent electronic technology, the inability to remember whether one's favorite movie stars are dead or alive, and so much more. A Tongue In The Sink is a delightfully chuckle-worthy tour of one man's adaptation to changing eras, and sure to strike a chord in the hearts of his fellow baby boomers.