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The Blight Way
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 124
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 203
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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5 out of 5 stars
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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The beloved humorist and bestselling author returns with his most riotous collection of essays to date. Starting with his trademark outdoorsman's wit, Patrick F. McManus's newest collection ponders the strange allure of the RV, the existential implications of being lost, the baffling tendency of animals to outsmart those who wish to hunt them, and the singular pleasure of doubling the size of every fish one doesn't actually catch.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 105
America's most hilarious sportsman returns with this collection of insights about youth, the great outdoors, and the philosophy of fileting fish. When best-selling author Patrick McManus looks at a subject, you're sure to come away with an outrageously new perspective.
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First McManus I ever read
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In the chapters of Never Sniff a Gift Fish, McManus will teach you the wisdom that is usually shared only in the close ranks of modern-day hunters and gatherers. To complete your arsenal, McManus also includes "The Hunter's Workout Guide" and a special "Family Camper's Dictionary". Exercises like the hindquarter shuffle will make you move like a hunter. And phrases like "Yip-yip-yip-Owoooooo!" will help you sound like one, too.
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Let the world's funniest sportsman tickle your funny bone with quirky homespun stories and whimsical perspectives on life. Patrick F. McManus gently pokes fun at the oddities of sacred institutions like friendship, marriage, and even hunting and fishing. Soon his crazy theories start making sense, and you know you've crossed the border into McManus country, where life is a little lighter - and much more amusing.
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Joe Pickett is the new game warden in Twelve Sleep, Wyoming, a town where nearly everyone hunts and the game warden—especially one like Joe who won't take bribes or look the other way—is far from popular. When he finds a local hunting outfitter dead, splayed out on the woodpile behind his state-owned home, he takes it personally. There had to be a reason that the outfitter, with whom he's had run-ins before, chose his backyard, his woodpile to die in.
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Western stories.
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A longtime contributor to Field and Stream, Bill Heavey knew more than a little about hunting and fishing when he embarked on an ambitious project a few years ago to see how far he could get eating wild. But Heavey knew next to nothing about gardening or foraging, and he lives in northern Virginia, close to Washington, D.C. The rural wilds, this was not. Is it any surprise that his tasty triumphs were equaled by his hilarious misadventures?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not what I thought, but still loved it.
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Anthony Award-winning author William Kent Krueger crafts this riveting tale about a small Minnesota town’s ex-sheriff who is having trouble retiring his badge. Cork O’Connor loses his job after being blamed for a tragedy on the local Anishinaabe Indian reservation. But he must set aside his personal demons when a young boy goes missing on the same day a judge commits suicide—and no one but O’Connor suspects foul play.
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Introducing Wyoming's Sheriff Walt Longmire in this riveting novel from the New York Times best-selling author of Dry Bones, the first in the Longmire series, the basis for the hit Netflix original series Longmire. Johnson draws on his deep attachment to the American West to produce a literary mystery of stunning authenticity, full of memorable characters.
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Not Your Ordinary Western Novel (Series)
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- Carl
- Thatcher, AZ, USA
- 12-21-06
WHAT A TREAT
For anyone who has ever read McManus' previous books of delightful essays or his shaggy dog stories you will be delighted and for mystery readers you should be happy also, plot is well done, characters are great, and pace is perfect. am really looking forward to many more of this series.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Cluelass
- 03-28-06
A rare delight
The Blight Way is that rare delight, a humorous mystery that is both laugh-out-loud funny and at the same time, a fair whodunnit. The narrator is absolutely superb at characterizing each and every role -- a genuine talent whom I hope we will hear much more from. Highly recommended.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Saint Louis, MO, United States
- 02-26-10
Lots of fun and no bad language
The caracters in this book are just that..characters, and I hated to see the book end. I loved the way this author handled profanity, humorously with out actually using it.
Some books have way to may four letter words for my taste. When this book was over, I hurried to audible to see if there were any more books by this author about these folks and was very disapointed not to find any.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- Colorado Springs, CO
- 11-27-07
What a plesant surprise!
I've been a fan of Patrick McManus for years, I enjoy his brand of humor. But I could only read about 3 chapters of any of his books of short stories before having to quit from the headache the laughing gave me.
What a surprise to listen to "The Blight Way"! It has the same humor, but woven into a genuine storyline that, unlike the discount tent, actually holds water. We listened to it on a trip in the car and my wife liked it as well.
Well worth the time and money.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Dave Brown
- 09-17-07
A fun departure
As a fan of McManus' humor, I found a great deal of fun in this tale, even though it was so different than the things he usually writes. There was plenty to chuckle at, some long-prepared gags, and still a fun mystery to be solved that was not at all spoiled for the occasional bits of lightheartedness. I really had a great time with it.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Tracy
- Nampa, ID, USA
- 01-08-07
A Great Listen
This book gets better each time I listen to it.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Richard T Sprague
- 06-03-08
The Blight Way
We enjoyed this book as much as we have any of McManus'. It presents a new theme, one which we hope to hear more of in the future. McManus is one of our favorite humorists, and this book kept us riveted on one of our mountain trips.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Amy
- Union City, CA, United States
- 03-02-06
Excellent Narration
While the descriptions of hokey, pokey rural life were a little too close to a sore nerve for my taste, I still enjoyed this audiobook very much. I would give this one a 3.5 out of 5.
One thing I especially enjoyed was the skillful narration. There was a disctinctly different voice for each character. I don't know how the narrator managed such deft changes of pitch, timbre and cadence! This masterful narration brought the characters to life for me.
The story line was nicely constructed as well, revealing the plot in careful layers.
I would very possibly read another book by this author again. I would enjoy seeing how he grows with his craft.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- J. HOPPER
- 11-29-11
A mystery by McManus
I've read lots of McManus' humorous works and always enjoyed them. I was curious to see how he would do with a mystery novel.
He did ok. The biggest criticism I have is that I thought you could see the structure of the plot a little too obviously. But it's good and workmanlike, and kept my interest.
As others have said, the narrator really makes this book. His style is laconic and a bit understated, and it really works well. It took me a little bit to get used to it, but I was a big fan after a couple of chapters.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Alan Rither
- 11-27-07
Not your typical McManus
Whether for good or ill, if you are looking for something like the short, humorous stories that have characterized Pat McManus for over 20 years, this is not it. Other reviewers mention some funny parts, but they weren't in the story that I listened to. If you want to hear a story by a beloved author who is trying to express himself in a different genre, and that happens to be set in Northern Idaho, then this might be your book. The characters are good and I can hear a lot of Pat in the character of "Pap" Tully, father of the hero of the story, Sheriff Bo Tully. But none of the familiar McManus characters such as "Retch" Sweeney or "Rancid" Crabtree make so much as a guest appearance. If you are looking for a good detective story, this probably isn't up to the standards of Agatha Christie or Arthur Conan Doyle, but if you just want a good yarn with some likable folks, then it's enjoyable listening. The narrator did an excellent job voicing the characters.
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
