Download PDF Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff A Novel Sean Penn 9781501189050 Books
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“An incredibly interesting work.” —Jane Smiley
“A straight up masterwork.” —Sarah Silverman
“Blisteringly funny.” —Corey Seymour
“A transcendent apocalyptic satire.” —Michael Silverblatt
“Crackling with life.” —Paul Theroux
“Great fun.” —Salman Rushdie
“A provocative debut.” —Kirkus Reviews
From legendary actor and activist Sean Penn comes a scorching, “charmingly weird” (Booklist, starred review) novel about Bob Honey—a modern American man, entrepreneur, and part-time assassin.
Bob Honey has a hard time connecting with other people, especially since his divorce. He’s tired of being marketed to every moment, sick of a world where even an orgasm isn’t real until it is turned into a tweet. A paragon of old-fashioned American entrepreneurship, Bob sells septic tanks to Jehovah’s Witnesses and arranges pyrotechnic displays for foreign dictators. He’s also a contract killer for an off-the-books program run by a branch of United States intelligence that targets the elderly, the infirm, and others who drain society of its resources.
When a nosy journalist starts asking questions, Bob can’t decide if it’s a chance to form some sort of new friendship or the beginning of the end for him. With treason on everyone’s lips, terrorism in everyone’s sights, and American political life sinking to ever-lower standards, Bob decides it’s time to make a change—if he doesn’t get killed by his mysterious controllers or exposed in the rapacious media first.
A thunderbolt of startling images and painted “with a broadly satirical, Vonnegut-ian brush” (Kirkus Reviews), Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff is one of the year's most controversial and talked about literary works.
Download PDF Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff A Novel Sean Penn 9781501189050 Books
"I've read a lot of books - some were pretty bad. Few, however, were as poorly written, and none as ridiculous and terrible, as this one - a truly WTF extravaganza. The horrible writing will give me nightmares. Seriously Simon and Schuster??"
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Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff A Novel Sean Penn 9781501189050 Books Reviews
- Sweet Jesus, this book is absolutely terrible. It's not a bad idea, but the execution - specifically the actual, line-by-line writing - is godawful. He has a penchant for alliteration that is clever the first couple of times...and then becomes tiresome...and then becomes completely distracting...and then makes me throw the book out the window (or would if it wasn't on my and I'm not inclined to waste however much money I paid for the device). Alliteration can - CAN - work in poetry if the poet knows what s/he's doing. It can work occasionally in fiction. It doesn't work when it's done multiple times on virtually every page.
I made it to page 22. It's a waste of 11.99. It's the first book I've read where I actually, no kidding, want my money back - and then a little extra for pain and suffering. - I normally don't take the time to write reviews of books I've read. In this case, I feel it's a public service to others. This was the worst piece of literature I've read in a long time. It was hard to read and the storyline was difficult to follow. I was left with the impression that the author of this trash was more concerned with impressing the reader with his knowledge of the English language as opposed to making this accessible to the audience. I felt alienated throughout the entire read. Stick to your day job. No more books please.
- This is truly one of the most ridiculous books I have ever read, and I don't mean that in a good way. I had to read this for reasons related to my job and I wish I could get those hours spent reading and writing about Bob Honey back.
My obvious qualms with Sean Penn as a person rear to an ugly head in this book. He has a white savior complex in real life, and it is definitely apparent in this. Each interaction with a character who isn't white reeks of racism. He attempts to pass it off as satire, but it is impossible to read it that way because of how he acts in real life. There's no separating the art from the artist.
I think what is the worst about this is his satire is an "attempt" at criticizing men like him without taking any responsibility for his own actions. Sorry, Sean -- it doesn't work that way. You, too, are a rich, cis, white male contributing to the oppressive atmosphere of America.
Then... oh my... there's his OUTRIGHT critique of the #metoo movement and his objectification of women within the book. It's disgusting. Don't trust anyone who glorifies Louis CK over traumatized victims of sexual assault (a literal line in a half-assed attempt at a poem at the end of the book).
Don't read this misogynist piece of junk. Save your money. I beg of you.
Don't even read it for gags. It's truly not worth it. - Sorry, Sean - tried to read this but thought I'd be better off starting the thesaurus at "A", as did you, apparently. Sophisticated words are for precision, not obfuscation (there's a nice one for you), and you should probably check your motive before going Roget-diving. A "centurion'", by the way, is different from a "sentry" - you could have saved some ink right there. My kids do love alliterations, though.
- I’ll say this as simply as possible This book is not good. Poorly plotted, poorly written, and a waste of time. I’m doing you all a favor here and saving you time that you will not get back and will kick yourself for, for a l-o-n-g time. Should you choose not to heed my warning, do me a favor and at least read it near an eye rinse station.
Honestly, I don’t know who, if anyone, helped Mr. Penn with this waste of trees but if they did, he should never speak to them again. Ever. Some of the descriptors include, “darkly funny,†and “charmingly weirdâ€. I had to check the cover just to make sure we were talking about the same book. - I thought this book had some promise with the basic premise, but it never really went anywhere with actual ideas and thoughts. It just became a drag to read. Then it got even worse, turning somehow to the election between Hillary and Trump addressed from the point of view of someone of questionable mental ability. The best thing about the book was that it was relatively short, which made it easier to get through it.
- I've read a lot of books - some were pretty bad. Few, however, were as poorly written, and none as ridiculous and terrible, as this one - a truly WTF extravaganza. The horrible writing will give me nightmares. Seriously Simon and Schuster??
- If you want to read a book that sounds like it was written by a literary bot and a thesaurus this is the book for you.
I read a lot -- this is by far the most incoherent, derivative, and empty-plotted book I've ever read. He uses alliteration every paragraph. Even multiples forms in once sentence. Please read an excerpt before buying!!
