HELP! A Bear is Eating Me! (Paperback)

by Mykle Hansen (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
A laugh-out-loud tale of a man being eaten by a bear.

"I believe all God's creatures have a soul...except bears, bears are Godless killing machines!" -STEPHEN COLBERT

Trapped in a remote Alaskan forest, pinned under his own SUV, gnawed upon by nature's finest predators, Marv Pushkin -- Corporate Warrior, Positive Thinker, Esquire subscriber -- waits impatiently for an ambulance and explains in detail the many reasons why this unfolding tragedy is everyone's fault but his own.

From the Inside Flap
"Brilliant, poignant, and utterly hilarious." -CARLTON MELLICK III, author of Satan Burger

"A satirical swan song for the secret reptile desires in every American heart...face-melting fun from first to last." -JEREMY ROBERT JOHNSON, author of Angel Dust Apocalypse and Extinction Journals

"A unique and memorable work of absurd humor." -LITERARY STRANGE DIGEST

Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: Eraserhead Press (February 26, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933929693
• ISBN-13: 978-1933929699
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #71,418 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am my own biggest fan!, December 18, 2008

By	mykle - See all my reviews

Yes! I love my books! I love them more than I love my own cat!

Some authors are cruel to their books. They ignore them, or lock them in closets, or give free copies of them to awful people. I am not like that. Every single copy of every one of my books is my favorite book in the whole world! And with this new Kindle edition of HELP! A BEAR IS EATING ME!, my love can now transmit itself effortlessly across space and time, like a tiny silver thread that runs from the center of my brain out my window, into the sky, flying up to Seattle, snaking through the Amazon server farm, rippling out to a cell tower, shooting through the aether, plunging into your new Amazon Kindle's non-volatile memory, slithering up through its gorgeous e-ink screen and stabbing directly into your eyeballs. That's why, when you blink, my leg twitches! And I call that love.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Help! A Bear is Eating Me!, December 2, 2008

By	Jeff Burk (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

Marv Pushkin is a jerk. He is a greedy, drug-addicted, nature-hating, member of middle-management who cheats on his wife. He is also pinned beneath his SUV, loaded up with pain-killers, while a bear is eating him alive. So begins Mykle Hansen's comedic bizarro novel, "Help! A Bear is Eating Me!"

The ambitious premise of the book is that it takes place totally in the mind of Marv Pushkin while he is being eaten. There is very little action that takes place during the story but the character of Marv makes the book completely absorbing. Marv may be a jerk, but he is a charming, talented story-teller. This is a difficult literary trick to pull off, but Hansen succeeds with impressive ease.

Hansen has a strong and engrossing writing voice. In the hands of a less talented author, a book with this premise would totally fall flat. Instead, Hansen tells an addictive story that the reader will not be able to put down.

Hansen also gives the reader a lot to think about. Marv is a caricature of one of those corporate losers that everyone encounters. Using this kind of person as a main character, Hansen satirizes many aspects of modern living. Be it money, sex, or friendship, Marv is never satisfied with what he has and is completely consumed with a desire for more material wealth.

"Help! A Bear is Eating Me!" is a unique and memorable work of absurd humor. Mykle Hansen has crafted a fascinating character study of a thoroughly unlikable person. While the reader may not sympathize with Marv, it is hard to pull away from his plight.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I laughed out loud and could not put this down., June 16, 2008

By	Marjorie Frum "Madge" (USA) - See all my reviews

An imaginative, colorful, incredibly funny read. The title catches you. The synopsis grips you. And the story itself puts a choke-hold on you like...well, like you're being eaten by a bear. I found myself laughing out loud over and over. From start to finish, I devoured every word. I highly recommend this book and am anxiously awaiting another one from this highly creative author.