I Shudder and Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey by Paul Rudnick

From his acclaimed, much performed plays to his screenplays of wildly popular films to his regular contributions to Premiere magazine and The New Yorker, he has established himself as a comic genius whose talents transcend any one genre. and Hollywood don't usually have much in common, but writer Paul Rudnick finds absurdity in both.'-Modern Tonic From the Back Cover:įor more than twenty years, Paul Rudnick has been one of America′s most prominent and beloved humorists. 'I Shudder is filled with deeply funny musings and adventures that elevate Paul Rudnick to the highest level of American comedy writing.?It should be noted that I would be at the highest level of American comedy writing if I had had Paul's early advantages.'-Steve Martin writes with glee and unjudgmental warmth about the bohemian people and places of late 1970s and '80s.'-Asbury Park Press

'The witty, sardonic playwright (Jeffrey) and screenwriter (In & Out, Addams Family Values) delivers an acerbic and entertaining memoir about his experiences as a child in New Jersey and an adult in showbiz.'-Entertainment Weekly

'Uproariously self-deprecating essays about being gay and Jewish in suburban New Jersey and downtown Manhattan.The vignettes that give the book its title offer.irresistible screeds against the indignities of modern urban life.'-New York Times Book Review 'Uproariously self-deprecating essays of a gay, Jewish life in Manhattan, Hollywood and suburbia.' (Editor's Choice)-New York Times There's no book wiser or half as funny as I Shudder.'-David Sedaris 'Paul Rudnick is a champion of truth (and love and great wicked humor) whom we ignore at our peril. It's the literary equivalent of the tchotchke, at least as defines it: 'Something peculiar which you don't need, and which has no discernible purpose or value, but which you can't live without.'' (Four out of four stars)-People deceptively sweet and droll collection.'-Newsday ' lovable and astute collection of humor pieces.breezy and giddy with zingers, all handcrafted to make their good-natured defiance seem easy. ' smart, dishy and very funny essay collection.'-Daily News

I Shudder and Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey by Paul Rudnick