You and Me, Padgett Powell
You and Me, Padgett Powell
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You and Me

Author: Padgett Powell

Narrator: Henry Strozier

Unabridged: 4 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/24/2012


Synopsis

Two loquacious men sit talking on a porch. Funny and profound, daft and cogent, they argue about love and sex, how best to live and die, the merits of Miles Davis and Cadillacs and Hollywood starlets of yore, underused clichÉs, false truisms, and the meaning of nihilism. Together, they shoot the shit—and then they go on shooting it long after it's dead. Ribald and roaring, You & Me is an exuberant and very funny novel from a master of American fiction at the top of his game.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kevin

Picture two dudes sitting on a front porch (I'm pretty sure one of them is Padgett), shooting the shit for 200 pages, about everything from made-up heroes (with names like Studio Becalmed), mens underwear, the Salvation Army, the afterlife, going insane, dogs, drinking, and living each day of your l......more

Goodreads review by Travis

I had heard of Padgett Powell before reading this, because he was a mentor of Kevin Canty (one of my own mentors, and one of my favorite writers) at the University of Florida. He Even blurbed Canty's A STRANGER IN THIS WORLD (a debut book of short stories whose whose greatness is kind of undeniable)......more

Goodreads review by Baba

Two men. Two. Two strange, but quite clever, old 'never really grown up' men, are having a conversation on a porch. This book is that conversation. A bit uninspiring and flat despite the good writing to be honest. 5 out of 12.......more

Goodreads review by Kathy

This book made me laugh. A lot. I think I read Powell's first book Edisto years ago but I can't locate it. Must have been one I passed along to a co-worker. I shared many highlights from this book so others can get a taste of this irregular book with its crazy humour. Library Loan......more