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I Put Pants on for This?: Stories in Defense of Staying Home by [Jackson Banks]

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Are you the type of person who makes plans and immediately regrets it? Is your idea of a fun night watching your favorite TV show or reading on the couch? In I Put Pants on for This?, Jackson Banks confirms in his latest book why staying home is sometimes the best plan.

This collection of shorties takes you along on misadventures around the world all from the comfort and safety of your own home. Whether it's getting lost in the desert outside Las Vegas, kidnapped in the Caribbean, or having a romantic getaway end in a hospital stay, I Put Pants on for This? is a hilarious book guaranteed to keep you laughing page after page.

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178 pages
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English
Publication date

January 26, 2019
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13 - 18 years
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"I sat entranced, voraciously reading his stories and laughing out loud like a loon, and I actually had a grand time throughout. Banks has a sharp and insightful sense of humor, and an intuitive gift for comedic timing...Banks' writing is conversationally smooth and a joy to read, and the different locales covered in this collection add an ample dose of travel and adventure to the mix as well. I Put Pants on for This? Stories in Defense of Staying Home is very funny indeed, and it's most highly recommended." - Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite
"Jackson Banks has compiled a humorous collection of short stories, which reads like a memoir written by a seemingly-cursed individual. He does state a good portion of the "I Put Pants on for This?" stories are fictional or embellished, but the feel is authentic. One story details the adventures a young child experienced as a military dependent in Guantanamo, Cuba, another chronicles being held a hostage in the Great White North of Canada due to the vagaries of air transportation. Family vacations do not escape his satirical treatment, whether white-water rafting to Outer Banks camping in the car due to all of the tents blowing away or being in a flood plain. The vagaries of hotel lodging, and those looking for love in the wrong places, are also explored in this short book.
I very much enjoyed Jackson Banks' witty avuncular writing style which would be right at home being narrated by Garrison Keillor. "I Put Pants on for This?" is well-edited and I read it quickly, although interrupted many times by laughter. Anyone who has experienced the fecklessness of the travel and lodging industries can absolutely relate to the tribulations of his fictional self. A waiter who offers up a special, which they no longer have in stock, because it is their restaurant's policy to recite a list of specials regardless of whether it can actually be ordered. It's enough to turn a diner to drink, but funny when it happens to someone else. You too can enjoy the simple pleasures of schadenfreude by reading this delightful book." - Dan Kalin for Readers' Favorite

About the Author

Jackson Banks is a husband, father, writer, and grumpy young man who lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. His family and their misadventures together provide the inspiration for many of his writings. Jackson writes satirical short stories that are loosely based on real events. Occasionally, he writes other types of stories

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07N5FW8QP
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jackson Banks; 1st edition (January 26, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 26, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2128 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 178 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #2,697,112 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #8,228 in Satire Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #21,481 in General Humorous Fiction
- #40,298 in Single Authors Short Stories

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Jackson Banks is the pen name for a writer living in Raleigh, North Carolina with his family. He uses his real life experiences and adventures to create a variety of stories across multiple genres, including thrillers, humor, and romance.

When not writing or spending time with his family, Jackson enjoys a variety of outdoor adventure activities and cooking to stay inspired.

Jackson’s debut thriller novel, Alligator River, is coming soon. Visit his website at www.writerjacksonbanks.com and make sure to sign up for his newsletter for updates, sales information, and and other useful information.

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Richard L Pastore

Rating Mr. Banks - Enjoyed Reading This Book

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2021

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book, a collection of short stories based on events from the Author's life.

Jackson Banks falls in the category of humorists who are able to relate from their own lives by focusing on the events of everyday life. As a fan of humor, I know to do this well takes a certain talent that Mr. Banks definitely has. To be successful at this, the stories need to be humorous, relatable and believable. The writer needs to know the precise details to focus on and, if needed, embellish. Banks is also deft at comic phrasing relying on irony, overstatement, and understatement.

If I had to choose, I'd say my favorite story is the opener: I Went to Cuba and All I Got Was This Lousy Voodoo Curse

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Carrie

Fun collection of stories

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2019

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A very funny collection of personal vignettes based on the author’s life experiences. From running thirty-plus miles in Nevada to fearing abduction on his honeymoon to the joys of public transit, including having a complete stranger sit on his lap in an otherwise empty subway compartment—I thoroughly enjoyed these stories (some of which the author admits he embellished). Lots of laughs and a great way to pass my time on a recent plane ride. I was also fascinated in the opening chapter to learn about the author’s experience of living on a military base in Guantanamo as a child, assuming this wasn't one of the stories he embellished. Either way it was a fun read!

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