Enslaved by Ducks, Bob Tarte
Enslaved by Ducks, Bob Tarte
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Enslaved by Ducks
How One Man Went from Head of the Household to Bottom of the Pecking Order

Author: Bob Tarte

Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne

Unabridged: 10 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/11/2017

Categories: Nonfiction, Pets


Synopsis

When Bob Tarte bought a house in rural Michigan, he was counting on a tranquil haven. Then Bob married Linda. She wanted a rabbit, which seemed innocuous enough until the bunny chewed through their electrical wiring. And that was just the beginning. Before long, Bob found himself constructing cages, buying feed, clearing duck waste, and spoon-feeding a menagerie of furry and feathery residents. His life of quiet serenity vanished, and he unwittingly became a servant to a relentlessly demanding family. "They dumbfounded him, controlled and teased him, took their share of his flesh, stole his heart" (Kirkus Reviews).

Whether commiserating with Bob over the fate of those who are slaves to their animals or regarding his story as a cautionary tale about the rigors of animal ownership, readers on both sides of the fence have found Tarte's story of his chaotic squawking household irresistible—and irresistibly funny.

About Bob Tarte

Bob Tarte wrote for the Beat magazine for twenty years. He has also written for the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Miami New Times, the Whole Earth Review, and other publications. He hosts the What Were You Thinking? podcast for petliferadio.com. Bob and his wife, Linda, live in Lowell, Michigan, and currently serve the whims of parrots, ducks, geese, parakeets, a rabbit, doves, hens, one turkey, and way too many cats.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Giddy on August 08, 2012

This book was recommended by Amazon as a book about 'the pet you didn't necessarily want turns out to be exactly what your heart needs'... and I needed a lighthearted read after slogging through some dense books, so I downloaded it. It starts off pretty much as expected - a couple buys a couple of p......more

Goodreads review by Wendy on August 09, 2012

Okay, so I WROTE a book that's coming out Oct. 2 with St. Martin's Press, and that has REALLLLLLLY slowed down my reviewing of others. So it's very nice to get back in the saddle - or get down off the duck - with this book, because Bob Tarte and I connected in the social media author world and that'......more

Goodreads review by Bethany on August 05, 2013

My husband and I had a lot of fun reading this; it was definitely our sense of humor. Having looked at other people's reviews, I've noticed one common criticism is of the author's seeming carelessness with animal ownership, but it looked to me like he was exaggerating for the sake of self-deprecatin......more

Goodreads review by Tracy on January 06, 2009

I read this book because I had read several over-the-top, RAVE reviews. I was pretty bored through most of the book, although there were a few laugh out loud moments. There were also a few moments that should have been LOL, but were poorly delivered. What kept me from liking it was the visual imager......more

Goodreads review by Genine on January 26, 2018

I'm a sucker for animal stories, and this has a variety of them! A fun read.......more