 | |
| | Publisher: Wordcraft of Oregon, LLC
Salesrank: 2225073
|
| Our Price: $14.99 |
| Used Price: $5.50 |
|
| Media: Paperback |
|
Editorial Review:
An irresistible collection of personal essays in which Michael Lee's characteristic humor and compassionate insight revolves around the experience of daily life in Cape Cod. Framed by broad-interest essays that travel far-afield and far abroad, the appropriate center of these appreciations is a seasonal round informed by place. But Lee's sense of place is not provincial. He always finds the extraordinary in the ordinary. Lee's achievement here in the short essay form is as remarkable as his achievement in short fiction with his debut collection, PARADISE DANCE (2002).
In an Elevator with Brigitte Bardot Reviews:
A treasury to savor a bit at a time, or all at once. 
2007-08-07 - Marine Corps veteran and experienced journalist Michael Lee presents In an Elevator with Brigitte Bardot and Other Appreciations, a selection of essays interspersed with humor, memories, searing personal insights into daily life in Cape Cod. "Great poetry can be change-your-life stuff. Or sometimes it's just change your pants stuff. But then the next Bill Collins gets up there, living out loud and dragging poetry, kicking and screaming, onto the actuality of the blank page. Then you can't help but get excited about poetry." Each essay is only a few pages long, yet each strikes the heart of its topic with a deft flick of the wrist. A treasury to savor a bit at a time, or all at once.
Entertaining and Enlightening
2007-07-19 - Mike Lee's latest collection of essays can only be read with a smile on your face as his observations of life hit home all too clearly. He finds meaning through the humor in his life that applies to those of us far from the Cape or Key West, his home turf. Fun and funny, this book would be a great gift, especially for the men in you life, but be sure to read it yourself first because we can all use of good laugh.
Couldn't Stop Laughing
2007-06-21 - Michael Lee's book of essays is so hilarious I couldn't write a review funny enough to do it justice. Don't read it anywhere you can't loudly guffaw, snort, or wipe tears from your eyes. Lee's voice is original, his wit wicked, and his descriptive powers as large as his self described waistline. Whether he's writing about travel adventures to France or Key West, tourists invading his beloved Cape Cod, his exercise attempts, or his romantic adventures (realized or otherwise), you will connect with his writing and experiences. Underlying the humor, Lee sneaks in some wise observations about life. Reading his collection felt like an evening hanging out with an entertaining new best friend and having a few beers while being totally seduced by the conversation. Pick up this book now and start chuckling!
Michael Lee Does it Again!
2007-05-24 - With "In An Elevator With Bridgette Bardot," his hilarious new collection of essays, Mike Lee complements the sterling collection of short stories that delighted us in "Paradise Dance."
With Mr. Lee, we're treated to a close-up look at a guy who's not afraid of anything - outside of a few univited summer guests, revenge-seeking
ex-wives, or the occassional rigors of hiking the back woods of Wellfleet.
Michael tackles the etiquette of receiving a massage from a "large hairy man." But,instead of suffering in silence, he poses the question on every
red-blooded straight man's lips: "Do you mind if I leave my underpants on?" Lee reports the masseuse, "Looked at me as though he never intended to invade France."
"The Boys of Fall" celebrates the Sunday afternoon football game. Guys like Stinky and Psycho Al, circle a groaning coffee table, hemmed in by great bowls of buffalo wings, potato skins, and beer, to cheer for the Pats or whoever is beating the Jets. Here is male bonding at its finest - burping,farting and bumping chests while consuming vast quantities. What guy can't relate? What gal hasn't run for the hills at the sight of the first falling leaf?
For any poor soul who's embarked upon yet another excercise routine, Lee
offers, "With a Thong in My Heart" which grabs you by the love handles and
dips you over backward until you shriek for mercy.
I double-dare you to run out and buy several copies before they're all gone.(Rumor has it Miss Bardot ordered 3!) The only way you're going to have more fun is if you find yourself trapped in an elevator with Michael himself. And what are the odds of that happening?
Belly Laughs
2007-05-11 - Mike Lee's latest book is a collection of newpaper columns he has written and they are as funny as hell. They made me laugh out loud. Underlying Mr. Lee's humor is a keen preception of his own and others' foibles but told in a non-judgmental way. He laughs with people and not at them. Other columns show Mr. Lee's love of traditions, nature and particularly Cape Cod. Bring on more, Mr. Lee.
