Based on a True Story: A Memoir

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

The book is funny and full of absurd non-sequiturs, but attempting to disparage this book simply because it's full of shaggy dog tales that really go nowhere is to miss the entire point. There’s truth at the heart of it. The book emulates with some de... Read More

He weaves so much into a simple sentence, adding little quips that others wouldn't think to add. Knowing his history and actual stories about him make the absurd ways he recalls the story even funnier. His metaphysical stories are also amazing.

Cons

I suggest you stick to the priceless youtube videos and relive norm’s timeless humor that way. Norm too often tries to be a showy writer, conjuring up images with purple prose. In his based on a true story, norm doesn't try to recount life events as t... Read More

There is maybe 2 pages (of the far too many 280 pages) of things that actually happened to him. It's mostly fiction sprinkled with some hints to his life. The louis * foreword was omitted.

A weird, mean, mish mash of a book. What made this book boring and unimaginative. The 3rd party store did not send it and rudely cancelled my order.

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Quality

Norm is one of the best, and his style translates really well to the page.

I honestly feel like the writing rivals that of great classic books it’s a must-read for anyone who wants to more deeply unders... Read More

I laughed out loud many times, and some of the bizarre riff stories do kind of stick with you, but overall poor norm could have... Read More

With his usual self-deprecating style and dry wit, norm repeatedly made me laugh out loud (a rarity for me with any book) and o... Read More

Price

Loving norm as i do, it was a must have no matter the cost.

I had $15 to my name and only two choices as to how to spend it, either would lead to an interesting experience.

He is an alcoholic drug addict who apparently used his hands to please young men under the bridge for fifteen dollars per session.

This is well worth the time spent reading it.

Competitiveness

Similar to mario puzo, norm’s complicated risks showed norm how thin the vail behind-the-scenes of comedy & horror can get.

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This product had a total of 5,014 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 24 2024.