The Shroud of the Thwacker
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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 23, 2009

    I wouldn't even recommend it to my mother-in-law

    This book is a black hole of silliness - such a concentration of sophomoric wit that it sucks all vestiges of humor out of the atmosphere and allows none to escape.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 4, 2009

    The Shroud of the Thwacker

    Luckily, I purchased this book on sale. It was bizarre to say the least.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 2, 2009

    Shroud...

    Chris, who is a close personal friend of mine, first approached me several years ago to discuss an idea for a book. He consults me often with decisions he makes about his life. When he explained his idea about a mass murderer who lived in New York in the 1800's I laughed in his face. We have a very open and trusting relationship. As he outlined his ideas I sat there shaking my head, thinking "This guy has finally gone over the deep end." After all, I was the one who tried to tell him that "Cabin Boy" was not a good career move, but did he listen to me then, oh no. So I could see that he was hell bent for leather to write this book. So, he wrote it, and as I thought, it was not a good idea.

    Serioulsy folks, I bought the damn thing because it was marked down. It started well in that I smiled a couple of times early on in the book. But he ran out of steam and the schtick grew tiresome. I finished the book in an act of self flagellation. I think I'll use it as a gift for someone I don't really like. Otherwise, reading the book was losing several hours I'll never get back.

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  • Posted April 27, 2009

    Horrible!!!!

    By reading the synopsis from this book it looked like it might be an interesting read, but I was seriously wrong! Horrible plot line with weird characters, not to mention the fact that the author keeps throwing himself in the plot line for some reason. Odd all the way around.........

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 16, 2006

    From the rediculous to just plain stupid

    The book started out interestingly enough. The the author began to pepper superfluous and rediculous details. Satire of modern day- like kerosene fired wooden cellphone in the 1890's turned to the REALLY DUMB. Things like a a westside gang of violent infants ruling the streets. And got even worse. Talking about intentionally blinding orphans so they would not notice the orphanage had poor views from its windows. Trying to be funny I guess he ran out of gas and just threw patheticly dumb stuff in. It had my interest early on. Then got to be a bit much. Too bad.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 28, 2005

    Entertaining but tedious

    I enjoyed the first half of the book but by the second half Chris' cute / funny little comments on every page started to get a little tiresome to the point I was just trying to get to the end.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 21, 2005

    The life of a Thwacker

    Besides his outstanding research skills...Chris Elliot is a funny, twisted and disturbed man! GOOD JOB! I have not stopped laughing since I picked it up.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 19, 2005

    Chris Elliot is a funny man

    Anyone who has been a fan of Cabin Boy or Get a Life will definately appreciate this book. This book is extremely funny in a very strange way.

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    Posted May 9, 2009

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