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Fowl Weather Hardcover – March 1, 2007

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  • Hardcover: 306 pages
  • Publisher: Algonquin Books; First Edition edition (March 1, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1565125029
  • ISBN-13: 978-1565125025
  • Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 1.2 x 8.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (86 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsA fabulous book
By Brian OMalley on March 9, 2007
Format: Hardcover Verified Purchase
Fowl Weather is a very, very, very funny book but that is almost misleading. In these days, when meanness is mistaken for wit, it is a startling work of art that sees the great and small passages of life, with humor. Bob Tarte has written a very brave, funny book. It is very difficult to say precisely what it's about because it is about life unfolding or maybe unraveling. It's about those moments, parents, pets or even things that make up our notion of self and how they can be taken away and the little things, like the sound of a bird or a spider's web, that can make it endurable. It's a book that deals with daunting issues like mortality with graceful wit. Many of the incidents in this book, say sock monkeys, a purse, or parrots, have never been juxtaposed in the history of literature. It is an outstanding read.
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5.0 out of 5 starsANOTHER AMAZING FEAT!!
By Elaine Campbell on November 23, 2007
Format: Hardcover Verified Purchase
I finished reading this book several days ago, but I had to recover somewhat from the death of not only one of Bob Tarte's favorite pets, but a favorite of his readers as well, in order to review it.

The final scene of the book, when a "real" goodby is said to this wonderful being, rather than a call from a vet, is one of the most moving I have read in literature. I dare you not to cry when you read it.

Of course this book is more serious than Enslaved by Ducks because difficulties arise, as they do from time to time in life, in bundles. But still there are so many moments when one is roused to hilarious laughter that they are countless.

As a Southern Californian, I found life in rural Michigan to be fascinating. I guess I never thought about Michigan, never having been there, as being more than a state with a lake, enormous auto manufacturing plants, and Detroit where social problems come to light from time to time in newspaper headlines. Interesting too to know what a Michigan winter is like. In short, I feel almost as if I have travelled there.

But above all there is the wonderful and glorious parade of natural life spread out like a banquet for the reader to admire, revere and become acquainted with. Not only do they live with a highly skilled writer, they live with two people who love them unquestionably a great deal.

It's been a wonderful journey reading these two books. Unforgettable, really!
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5.0 out of 5 starsLibrarians - make sure this book is in your collection!
By E. Fox on September 12, 2007
Format: Hardcover
It's hard to know what else to add to the 24 other 5 star reviews! I'm a poultry enthusiast who has found both of Bob's books to be poignant journals of how our pets own us. Without overly anthropomorphizing their pets, Bob manages to give us a home movie of them that is sometimes a bit Fellini, sometimes a bit Andy Griffith. The balance of wry humor, cozy anecdotes, and dark obsessions create a great read that is truly genius and satisfying. I heartily recommend this book to reading clubs, because there's something for everyone in here.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe outside of a duck and the inside of a man
By ealovitt HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWER on June 14, 2007
Format: Hardcover
"Fowl Weather" takes up the story line of fowl-obsessed Bob Tarte, his wife Linda, and their multitudinous non-human family, where "Enslaved by Ducks" left off. Read the latter book first so that you can easily pick up the story of how the author coped with the death of his father and his mother's slow descent into Alzheimer's Disease, with the help of his wife, thirty-nine animals, a sock monkey, and an occasional blast of anti-depressants.

Bob Tarte is affected by anti-depressants like no one else on Earth, so it is just as well that he can turn to his ducks, geese, turkey, parrots, and Moobie his bulky white cat for comfort. His wry, self-deprecating style (a uniquely American amalgamation of Samuel Clemens and Erma Bombeck) makes even the toughest philosophical quandaries easy to understand. He engages our sympathy, even while making us smile, although "Fowl Weather" is not as laugh-out-loud funny as "Enslaved by Ducks." How could it be when its overarching theme is death in all of its humiliating, squalid forms--a box of firecrackers where most of the squibs sputter, smoke, and go out without a burst of color or a satisfying bang. Death by cancer or death by raccoon---all that can be gleaned from this book is that one is quicker than the other. All cause sorrow, whether the death of a nameless bunny or the death of a father. It is only a matter of degree.

The author writes about himself as though he were a clueless, lost-in-the-Seventies wimp. In reality, he and his wife, Linda are a couple of intensely humane and interesting folks. I'd rather read about them cleaning the chicken barn and tending to their starling nestlings than follow even the most bizarre `happenings' of Paris Hilton, who is essentially living in a one-creature universe.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsFowl Weather
By Patti on October 1, 2007
Format: Hardcover
This is a must read. The book has been written with such love and compasion. I laughed and I cried with every page. I could not put this book down because there was something around the corner of each page that kept your attention to the very end. Don't leave this world without reading Fowl Weather.

PM, San Antonio, TX
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5.0 out of 5 starsOutstanding!
By Rapunzel on January 23, 2008
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Whether Bob was out standing in his field, in the barn, out by the river or in the house he gave me hysterical laughter every time I opened this book. A true tale of an animal loving guy, woven within a true story about real life. It truly inspires! Highly recommended (as well as Enslaved by Ducks)
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsI love Bob Tarte's books

I love Bob Tarte's books. I think Fowl Weather was the first one I read, and I've been hooked ever since. His sense of humor and love of animals make his books special.

Published 27 days ago by Carole Ebner
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Loved it...I so empathize with the author...hey, I am there, too! Ha, ha!

Published 1 month ago by debt
4.0 out of 5 starsA good fun read!

I purchased this because friends told me it was similar in humor and pace to a book I am about to release, entitled These Animals Are Killing me. Read more

Published 2 months ago by K. Morgan
5.0 out of 5 starsloved it. Haven't finished this one yet but am ...

Read his first book, loved it. Haven't finished this one yet but am liking it so far. Love his books.

Published 4 months ago by Carolyn Willie
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Excellent and entertaining book as all of Bob's are

Published 6 months ago by Rebecca J. Stout
5.0 out of 5 starsI love Bob Tarte books

I love Bob Tarte books. He's funny and yet it's easy to see how much he & his wife love animals. The book arrived in good condition despite USPS efforts to demolish it.

Published 9 months ago by GrannyK
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Very funny...Bob Tarte is one of kind.

Published 12 months ago by Jacqueline Gallina
5.0 out of 5 starsStories I could relate to.

I thoroughly enjoy the author's wit and found so many experiences I could relate to. I could empathize with the devastating loss of a beloved pet, the sadness of watching a... Read more

Published 14 months ago by Kathy King
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A perfect story by an imperfect person.

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What a crazy story about people who let their hoard of pets run their lives!

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