Dear Luke, We Need to Talk, Darth, John Moe
Dear Luke, We Need to Talk, Darth, John Moe
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Dear Luke, We Need to Talk, Darth
And Other Pop Culture Correspondences

Author: John Moe

Narrator: John Moe

Unabridged: 6 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/10/2014


Synopsis

“Dear Luke, We Need to Talk, Darth is proof that a funny book on pop culture doesn't have to be snide and nasty. I loved everything about it.” —Jim Gaffigan
 
We all know how Darth Vader shared his big secret with Luke Skywalker, but what if he had delivered the news in a handwritten note instead? And what if someone found that letter, as well as all of the drafts that landed in the Dark Lord’s trash can? In the riotously funny collection Dear Luke, We Need to Talk. Darth, John Moe finally reveals these lost notes alongside all the imagined letters, e-mails, text messages, and other correspondences your favorite pop culture icons never meant for you to see.
 
From The Walking Dead to The Wizard of Oz, from Billy Joel to Breaking Bad, no reference escapes Moe’s imaginative wit and keen sense of nostalgia. Read Captain James T. Kirk’s lost log entries and Yelp reviews of The Bates Motel and Cheers. Peruse top secret British intelligence files revealing the fates of Agents 001–006, or Don Draper’s cocktail recipe cards. Learn all of Jay-Z’s 99 problems, as well as the complete rules of Fight Club, and then discover an all-points bulletin concerning Bon Jovi, wanted dead or alive—and much more.
 
Like a like a bonus track to a favorite CD or a deleted scene from a cult movie, Dear Luke, We Need to Talk Darth offer a fresh twist on the pop culture classics we thought we knew by heart. You already know part of their story. Now find out the rest.

About The Author

JOHN MOE is the host of American Public Media's nationally syndicated public radio show “Wits.” He is also the author of “Pop Song Correspondences,” a column on McSweeneys.net. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Arthur on December 28, 2014

3 solid stars for a decently imaginative collection of short humor pieces. Some of the scenarios were more inspired than others, and many seemed to follow the same basic formula, but I definitely got some laughs out of them regardless. I'm just surprised that I got so many of the references, since a......more

Goodreads review by Eva on November 24, 2018

Disappointing I'm...disappointed. This book got so many great reviews, and it was highlighted at Barnes and Noble, so I decided to look for it in my local library. I like to read books before purchasing them for the most part, and I have to say I'm glad I didn't buy this book when I first saw it. The......more

Goodreads review by Nemo on July 31, 2014

To enter the giveaway visit Blame it on the Book I wasn’t sure what to expect when I first picked this up but I have to admit I was completely entertained. I feel bad for my family because I was constantly calling them over to read different section. It was funny in parts because of it’s ridiculous......more

Goodreads review by Shaunterria on July 08, 2014

Dear Luke is a great book for the summer: full of imaginary pop-culture artifacts, it is fast and fun if you don't take it too seriously. As a proud movie/tv geek, I had fun reading this book, especially when I was able to catch some of the more obscure references. Don't try to finish it all in one......more


Quotes

Dear Luke, We Need to Talk, Darth is proof that a funny book on pop culture doesn't have to be snide and nasty. I loved everything about it.” —Jim Gaffigan
 
"John Moe has been making me laugh for 1,249 years (we are both immortal), and Dear Luke is, not surprisingly, EXTREMELY FUNNY. I expect him to entertain us all for another 1,249, unless I am able to hunt him down and cut off his head before then, because there can be only one."  —John Hodgman
 
 “Dear Luke, We Need to Talk. Darth ranks among the finest collections of nonsense ever assembled. For those seeking hilarity in short bursts of pop culture inanity, this book is for you.” —Michael Ian Black
 
This book of brilliant parodies, riffs and flights of pop culture fantasy shows why John Moe has so quickly risen to become the second funniest man in public radio.—Peter Sagal, host, NPR's Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me

 “This book made me laugh while learning, which is the best kind of funny. Knowledge that comes from a laugh is so much better than coughing that comes from a laugh.”
Margaret Cho