Just Desserts: A Novellelah - Hardcover

Reiner, Carl

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9781597776271: Just Desserts: A Novellelah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1597776270 ISBN 13: 9781597776271

Publisher: Phoenix Books, Inc., 2009

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Successful romance novelist Nat Noland has just had his cage severely rattled. After receiving an email directly from God, he just cant seem to get anywhere with his new novel. In JUST DESSERTS, the grand poobah of American comedy Carl Reiner will have you holding your sides like never before. Follow Nat on his romps around New York City, as he tries to make sense of this divine intervention. Reminiscent of Mark Twains Letters from the Earth, JUST DESSERTS sparkles with the slapstick comedy and madcap hijinks that Reiner fans have loved for decades.

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About the Author:

Carl Reiner, a comedian, actor, novelist, and film director, was a creator, writer, and producer of "The Dick Van Dyke Show." In 1999, he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American humor by the Kennedy Center and inducted into the Television Hall of Fame by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He most recently appeared in "Ocean's Eleven" and "Ocean's Twelve." He lives in Beverly Hills, California.

From Publishers Weekly:

In Reiner's dreadful newest, novelist Nat Noland embarks on an unfunny midlife misadventure that begins with his attempt to write a novel (working title: Blurbs) and ends with him addressing the United Nations. Seeking input on some ideas, Nat emails his friend Paul a few promising tidbits and impulsively-and oddly, considering he's a lifelong atheist-cc's GodGodGodGodGod.Heaven@yahoo.com on the email. He's shocked to receive a reply from God, who is interested in Nat's "theory of Just Desserts," which suggests that bad deeds should be swiftly and visibly punished. This proves unfortunate for Paul, who is soon only able to move only by hopping "like a friggin' pogo stick." Before long, God is implementing more of Nat's suggestions, and things get weirder. How Nat gets to the UN (with digressions for farting and wisecracking) is baffling, and the book's final "twist" may make readers want to fling it across the room. It's not just bad-it's wretched.
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