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Pure Drivel
by Steve Martin | Humor
Registered by synergy of San Antonio, Texas USA on Sunday, January 30, 2005
Average 6 star rating by BookCrossing Members 

status (set by warren75): travelling


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Journal Entry 1 by synergy from San Antonio, Texas USA on Sunday, January 30, 2005

4 out of 10

2005 Book #2: Pure Drivel by Steve Martin

I got from a conversation at one of our BXer gatherings Flyinfox and choclaholic that they'd read some of Steve Martin's writing and were a little surprised he had books out and so on. On reconsideration, though, he certainly did a lot of writing for his movies and his comedy back in the day of Saturday Night Live on t.v.

One day I was strolling around the store Half Price Books (ha! I really shouldn't have been!) and I saw this book and decided to give it a try. I don't usually like short stories, but I've always loved Steve Martin's comedy so I figured a quite thin book by him at a low low price wasn't putting me out much.

Good thing, too, because I was reading the shorts in this book and at the end of it I'd end up thinking "what did I just read?" It's just a lot of, well.... drivel! Apparently there's one short story in here that's supposed to have been the launch point for another of his books, "Shop Girl," which was also made into a movie.

I don't know which it would be. Perhaps it was one I didn't get to. Yes, I usually hate to do it and rarely do, but I picked up a book that despite being a mere 113pp, I just could not finish it. I think I got to p.70 and quit. I just couldn't continue reading so much pointless randomness and regretted having used the time to read that far.

Perhaps some of his other books are better than this, but I haven't found out.

synergy
 

Journal Entry 2 by synergy at Sea Island Shrimp House - 322 W Rector 78216 in San Antonio, Texas USA on Thursday, February 17, 2005

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Released 7 yrs ago (2/17/2005 UTC) at Sea Island Shrimp House - 322 W Rector 78216 in San Antonio, Texas USA

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I hope someone enjoys these short stories more than I did. Released at tonight's thingie majigie. 

Journal Entry 3 by tuff517 from Elk Grove Village, Illinois USA on Thursday, February 17, 2005

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Picked up at tonight's gathering. After I read it, I'll give it to warren75. 

Journal Entry 4 by tuff517 from Elk Grove Village, Illinois USA on Wednesday, March 16, 2005

9 out of 10

I think people might either find Steve Martin's writing ridiculous or ridiculously sublime. I think the latter. "Side Effects" was my favorite, because it takes the laughable list of side effects from medication to the extreme. I think most of his essays are taking things to an extreme, where most authors would pull back from that edge, he shoots over it. I'll bring this to the gathering tomorrow. 

Journal Entry 5 by tuff517 at Taco Cabana - Fredericksburg Rd. and Wurzbach in San Antonio, Texas USA on Wednesday, March 16, 2005

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Released 7 yrs ago (3/17/2005 UTC) at Taco Cabana - Fredericksburg Rd. and Wurzbach in San Antonio, Texas USA

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Releasing at the gathering. 

Journal Entry 6 by warren75 from San Antonio, Texas USA on Friday, April 22, 2005

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I didn't make it to the March gathering, but a friend picked up the book for me and I received it at the April 21 gathering at Babe's on Fredericksburg Rd.
Looks like a very quick read:-)
 

Journal Entry 7 by warren75 from San Antonio, Texas USA on Saturday, September 03, 2005

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Book will be sent to troops in Iraq. 



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