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Alyssa Ficks alyssafixedaportrait — John Waters has said that he's proud that his films have no socially-redeeming value. In that way, I think he's proud of this book. I know I certainly enjoyed reading it. Crackpot is a collection of non-sequitor essays from one of the most eccentric but also one of the most articulate of authors. His stories are engaging, gossipy, thought-provoking, interesting, catty and informative. My only complaint with his books is perhaps more editorial than anything else -- some of his essays/parts of essays seem repeated across more than one book. I wasn't exciting about reading the same stuff multiple times and I may not have even noticed had I not gone on a "John Waters binge" after hearing him speak at Boston Public Library and subsequently read all of his work in a matter of months.

Alexander Skoirchet _lexander_koirchet — I bought this book for a friend's Christmas present, but since we still have not been able to visit each other it shall sit on my shelf a while longer, so, why not! (She won't mind.) I am giving this book one whole extra star just for wish-fulfillment appreciation. I really do appreciate it. I am also recommending that everyone who lives or has lived in New York City read the first chapter or two of this book. It's not that the rest of it isn't interesting too, but I was so surprised by the setup to the main subject of the book. The way she describes her prior life in NYC, deciding to leave it for its opposite on a whim, and what changes it makes to a person, is just really accurate. You can tell she really has been one of us, and has found the other side of the coin that we often wonder about. Her willingness to strike out and perform tasks and jobs and bonds she's never been near before is as much a perfect wish-fulfillment story as when you are having the kind of day where you are saying, "I hate everything, I am going to go live in a cabin with a coyote." (That is all of us, right? We can admit it.) So you get a little memoir-type picture of who she is and what she's caring about -- the parts about her relationship aren't necessarily riveting, but it's nice knowing what means something to her in the context of all this. The coyote stuff! Because mostly, there's a bunch of stories about what it is like to have a coyote puppy, what she improvises to make this part of her life, and why she loves it and makes it work. I was surprised and interested that this also isn't just wish-fulfillment; the parts about dealing with unexpected aggression and coyote communication errors are intense. (To prove, in fact, we don't all necessarily want this to really happen. Well kind of.) Some parts of the narrative are dull -- it is boring to me to read a book by a blogger who then has to talk about how they started the blog and found an audience. I guess they're obligated to explain this part of the story, but obviously it's an unsurprising part. Some other parts were unexpectedly strong, though -- in characterizing her setting, it made an impact to learn some of the threads of what it actually meant, in her new environment and society, to accept an animal for a pet that your neighbors expect you to want to kill. The familiarity of animals like coyotes in the places where they actually are makes them an unpopular pest; they are not romanticized when they are actually messing up your life. So her connection both to the wild animal and the meaning of the new place is a good theme, part of the theme in the beginning about her move, crossing boundaries. It can be nice to see idealism work once in a while.

Gary Ludbrook d4_design — can i comment on this book without using the word "quirky" to describe alice? i guess not ... i remember checking this book out from the library, then losing it behind the bed, not very long after it came out. i found it - happiy - but returned unread. but, after reading another susan juby book, i decided to give it - and potentially the rest of the series - another go. i'm quite glad i did. it's breezy and funny and i do think that alice is a great character that i look forward to spending more time with. bonus canadian points.