Idiots and Children: Slightly Off-Kilter Tales of Family, Food, and Firearms (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780990644217)

In her latest collection of humor essays, award-winning author Diana Estill delivers twisted tales of past and present. Having grown up with an absent-minded father and a mother who refused to wear-but nevertheless tried to sell-beauty products, Estill drolly recalls her childhood angst and confusion. The author's keen observations about life and family straddle the line between satire and memoir, consistently hitting the comedic bull's eye. Besides poking fun at herself and her kin, Estill unleashes tongue-in-cheek commentary on subjects such as populating Mars, finding the "fun" in funerals, cloning Neanderthals, and store gun policies. ("If you're feeling unsafe enough to pack a shotgun for your trip to purchase pork rinds, then maybe you ought to stay home and shoot your own snacks.") Travelogues about crossing the pond ("Looking for the Loo in London") and commissioning a hot air balloon to fly across a desert ("Fatal Attractions") offer witty vacation advice. If you enjoy a good laugh, this book is one to add to your collection. Included in these 24 essays: An Apple a Day Teaches Nothing Cosmetically Confused Do These Jeans Make My Butt Look Perky? Fifty Nightshades of Grey Finding the "Fun" in Funerals Legally Stupid Life in Dad's Laboratory Psycho Hotline Separation of Church and Fate and more...

Author: Diana Estill
ISBN-10: 0990644219
ISBN-13: 9780990644217
Publisher: Corncob Press
Language: English
Published: 11/19/2014
Pages: 218
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001