It's a Book, Jackass

SpiderMatt · 09-17-2010, 03:39 PM

The other day I was out at one of my favorite indie bookstores (probably the best in Arizona), and they had this on display right at the entrance.

It's a Book is actually a really short children's book, so I read it right there in the store (with Kindle in hand, ironically). Contrary to the review by the Changing Hands' employee, there is nothing in this book about e-ink. In fact, it looks as though the Donkey has a laptop, not a dedicated reader. There's a video of an interview with the author on the book's Amazon page and he said, "I wasn't trying to make a statement or get preachy or anything. I just thought... it would make a funny, comedic conflict." The donkey isn't even reading e-books in the book. You can watch the book trailer on the Amazon page, as well. It's pretty much the whole book.

The book does present a kind of "comedic conflict" and I got some laughs out of it. So if anything, it's worth a quick read in the bookstore.

ardeegee · 09-17-2010, 03:49 PM

Interesting-- the movie is already out:

http://www.complicatedmama.com/book-jackass/

Personally, I would have cast Mel Gibson as Jackass, but that's just me.

SpiderMatt · 09-17-2010, 03:56 PM

That's the same clip on the Amazon page. They refer to it as the trailer.

09-17-2010, 03:39 PM	#1
SpiderMatt Grand Arbiter Posts: 447 Karma: 1574837 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Arizona Device: iPod Touch, Amazon Kindle, Motorola Droid	It's a Book, Jackass The other day I was out at one of my favorite indie bookstores (probably the best in Arizona), and they had this on display right at the entrance. It's a Book is actually a really short children's book, so I read it right there in the store (with Kindle in hand, ironically). Contrary to the review by the Changing Hands' employee, there is nothing in this book about e-ink. In fact, it looks as though the Donkey has a laptop, not a dedicated reader. There's a video of an interview with the author on the book's Amazon page and he said, "I wasn't trying to make a statement or get preachy or anything. I just thought... it would make a funny, comedic conflict." The donkey isn't even reading e-books in the book. You can watch the book trailer on the Amazon page, as well. It's pretty much the whole book. The book does present a kind of "comedic conflict" and I got some laughs out of it. So if anything, it's worth a quick read in the bookstore.

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09-17-2010, 03:49 PM	#2
ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	Interesting-- the movie is already out: http://www.complicatedmama.com/book-jackass/ Personally, I would have cast Mel Gibson as Jackass, but that's just me.

09-17-2010, 03:56 PM	#3
SpiderMatt Grand Arbiter Posts: 447 Karma: 1574837 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Arizona Device: iPod Touch, Amazon Kindle, Motorola Droid	That's the same clip on the Amazon page. They refer to it as the trailer.

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