Drink, Play, F@#k: One Man's Search for Anything Across Ireland, Vegas, and Thailand
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In Drink, Play, F@#k Bob Sullivan, a jilted husband, sets off to explore the world, experience a meaningful connection with the divine, and rediscover his passion. His travels lead him from his home in New York City to a drinking bender across Ireland, through the glitz and glamour that is Las Vegas, and to the hedonistic pleasure palaces of Thailand. After a lifetime of playing it safe, Mr. Sullivan finally follows his heart and lives out everyone's deepest fantasies. For who among us hasn't dreamed of standing stark naked, head upturned, and mouth agape beneath a cascading torrent of Guinness Stout? What could be more exhilarating than losing every penny you have because Charlie Weiss went for a meaningless last-second field goal? And what sensate creature could ever doubt that the greatest pleasure known to man can be found in a leaky bamboo shack filled with glassy-eyed, bruised Asian hookers? Bob Sullivan has a lot to teach us about life. Let's just pray we have the wisdom to put aside our preconceptions and listen. Because what Bob Sullivan finds isn't at all what he expected.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0802170528
ISBN13:9780802170521
Release Date:February 2009
Publisher:Grove Press, Black Cat
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.7" x 8.1"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Laugh out loud funny!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
I thought this was a great book. Hard to believe some of the situations, but nonetheless a truly entertaining book. I laughed out loud many,many times and I am not too easily amused.
Very very funny!!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I bought this book as a summer read and because I enjoyed the book it parodied, but I think I enjoyed this book even more. Several times I was trying to muffle my laughs as I read this at the pool but to no avail. I can't say whether or not you'll find it as funny but I would enthusiastically recommend it.
Genius. Pure Genius. Wish I'd Thought Of It First.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Three words for this hysterical, witty, GENIUS novel. 1: Oh. 2: My. 3: God. A satire on the novel Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert), comedian writer Andrew Gottlieb nails the angry husband who takes a year off dedicated to drinking, gambling and, well, f@#king. The protagonist, Bob Sullivan, is in Ireland when he notes that his ex-wife was on "some kind of whirlwind transcontinental spiritual journey. Yet one more idea of mine that she copied that I'll never get any credit for." (page 51). The intrinsic connections to the Eat Pray Love story are masterful without being overwhelming or obvious - so much so, this story would stand alone if you'd never even heard of Eat Pray Love. If every story has two sides, Drink Play F@#k is a convincing version of a scorned husband's tale of a marriage break-up and subsequent quests to discover what really matters in life: happiness.
I'm two thirds of the way there...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I'm rolling in the aisles. So far I'm drinking and playing and I'm on my way to the good stuff. I've bought copies for everyone I went to college with.
Way too funny!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Okay, so I'm up to only chapter 6 myself, but this guy is KILLing me! I read Eat, Pray, Love...as did my daughter and my daughter-in-law and we all LOVED it; so when I saw this irreverent title, I just HAD to get a copy. No, make that THREE copies. One for me, one for my son, and one for my son-in-law. My daughter was reading the back cover and starting cracking up at that! Can't wait to get home after work and read more!!
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