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Bezig met laden... Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living (editie 2013)door Nick Offerman (Auteur)
Informatie over het werkPaddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living door Nick Offerman
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I love everything about Nick Offerman, particularly his woodworking and paddling. This was a fun read. Going through them all before seeing him in March! ( ) This is probably the first memoir I've read and, while I found most parts of it hilarious, I realised that I don't read a lot of memoirs because I'm just not very interested in other people's backgrounds, even celebrities that I love. What kept me interested is that Mr. Offerman has a peculiar but brilliant way with phrasing mundane things and is very candid with a lot of aspects of his past that most would want to keep out of public scrutiny that just makes me respect the man more. The theme of the book is a sort of guide to life from a very middle America "down home" sort of view, but still forward thinking in a lot of aspects hotly argued in politics today such as sex, marriage, and minority rights. Offerman seems a man made of the best parts of both side of the track, in a matter of speaking. I really enjoyed the "guide" parts but when he goes into his personal life such as his time in the Chicago theatres and then his time working his way through Hollywood, I found the book a bit boring and even skimmed or outright skipped parts. This would of course be fantastic for those interested in working in film or theatre but I'm just really not. Overall, a fun book to read but reminded me why I avoid the biography section. Best for: People who like humorous essays and who donât mind a lot of cursing and blue humor. Not for people looking for a lot of Parks and Recreation content. In a nutshell: Actor Nick Offerman shares his thoughts on this book that is part memoir, part philosophical treatise. Worth quoting: I spent a lot of time noting things said in the book that frustrated me, but I didnât actually type out any quotes that stuck with me. Why I chose it: I was looking for a funny audio book read by the author, and I have enjoyed Offermanâs work as Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation, so figured Iâd check it. Review: First things first: if you are picking this up to hear about Offermanâs time on Parks and Recreation, put it back down. Other than a few minutes spent discussing his casting on the show, and one anecdote in the very last chapter, thereâs really nothing in here about his time in his arguably most famous role. To which I say - good for him. Iâm fairly certain his publishers knew many people would be drawn to the book because of his work on that show, while he just wrote whatever he wanted. That said, without what I was admittedly looking for, the book was still at times both interesting and entertaining. There is a lot in here that is funny, and also wise. But there is also so much that frustrated the hell out of me, because Offerman sounds so ⊠ignorant. Like, a very well-meaning but out of touch elder. Some notes on this: - When he talks about food, he says that everyone can get fresh food anywhere, and shames people for serving their kids fast food, with ZERO acknowledgment that access to fresh food isnât universal, that itâs expensive from a cost perspective, but also that it takes loads of time to cook everything from scratch. This book is a few years old, but this take belongs in the last century, not this one. - He values work with his hands, and I appreciate that, but he is so dismissive of work that doesnât fit that narrow definition that itâs a bit exhausting. He also buys into that absurd idea that we all just need to âfind work we love,â as though every job out there is super fun if we only just find the right one. Dude, you play dress-up for a living. Thatâs cool. And necessary - TV and movies have helped keep me going during the nightmare of this pandemic. But there are a lot of shit jobs out there, and a lot of people do them. - At one point he talks about the problems of marketing and consumerism, and he sounds a bit like a freshman who has just taken his first Comms 101 class. - He talks about an interaction with the police and makes this claim: âdonât run,â as though that is some how a guarantee of safety. No recognition at all that his whiteness makes his encounters with the police much less fraught. - He briefly touches on the idea of âscentâ, which makes me wonder if heâs one of the white celebrities who prides himself on not washing regularly. - Finally, his commentary on women wearing make-up and getting cosmetic surgery were pretty ignorant and misogynistic. Like, first off, make-up isnât FOR YOU dude. And for those who feel the pressure to wear make-up to impress dudes, thatâs the patriarchy buddy. Same for cosmetic surgery - he talks about how his wife hasnât had any and how itâs a shame women will do that to themselves, and yet says NOTHING about why women might feel pressured to do that. Itâs just so frustrating. I wouldnât really recommend this to anyone, but if you already own it and are thinking of reading it, as long as your expectations arenât too high, Iâd imagine you might enjoy it. As an aside: if you, like me, have thought of giving this to your dad for Christmas some year: donât. I am mortified now, considering the number of times Offerman discusses various forms of sex. I do think my dad appreciates more raunchy content than my mother would like in the house, so hopefully he at least got a kick out of it. But ooof, thatâll teach me to gift a book I havenât read. Recommend to a Friend / Donate it / Toss it: Donate it geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Biography & Autobiography.
Essays.
Nonfiction.
Humor (Nonfiction.)
HTML:Parks and Recreation actor Nick Offerman shares his humorous fulminations on life, manliness, meat, and much more in his first book. Growing a perfect moustache, grilling red meat, wooing a womanâ??who better to deliver this tutelage than the always charming, always manly Nick Offerman, best known as Parks and Recreationâ??s Ron Swanson? Combining his trademark comic voice and very real expertise in woodworkingâ??he runs his own woodshopâ??Paddle Your Own Canoe features tales from Offermanâ??s childhood in small-town Minooka, Illinoisâ??â??I grew up literally in the middle of a cornfieldâ?â??to his theater days in Chicago, beginnings as a carpenter/actor and the hilarious and magnificent seduction of his now-wife Megan Mullally. It also offers hard-bitten battle strategies in the arenas of manliness, love, style, religion, woodworking, and outdoor recreation, among many other savory entrees. A mix of amusing anecdotes, opinionated lessons and rants, sprinkled with offbeat gaiety, Paddle Your Own Canoe will not only tickle readers pink but may also rouse them to put down their smart phones, study a few sycamore leaves, and maybe even hand craft (an Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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