Vertigo Park And Other Tall Tales

By Mark O'Donnell

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679400400
• ISBN13: 9780679400400
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 1.0" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Very funny--and smart!

Laughed out loud many times. O'Donnell captures the hilarity of self-absorbtion, about every chauvinism you can think of, mass culture idolatry, sanctimony, narrow-mindednes, etc. -- and all with a true feel for the humanness in each of his characters. Creatively paced with world class word play.

O'Donnell is a funny person's funny person.

"The stories 'Marred Bliss' and 'Diary of a Fan' had me laughing so hard I almost choked. Wildly original and so smart. O'Donnell is a funny person's funny person." Sparkle Hayter

First-rate Funny!

A great collection of stories and cartoons from one of our best humorists -- to wit, Mark O'Donnell, the co-adaptor of Moliere's Scapin (currently playing on Broadway). Of particular note are pieces like "The Solar Yearbook," which treats the planets like high-school students, and "Marred Bliss," a very short play with almost-right words. And the novella "Vertigo Park" is not only funny, but also sad and tender. Highly recommende