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The Completely and Totally True Book of Urban Legends

AUTHOR: Ann Fiery
ISBN: 0762410744
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Retold as short stories with edgy dialogue, hip characters, and wicked plot twists, this illustrated collection of 28 contemporary folk tales takes urban legends in a whole new direction. Highlighted with brilliant full-color illustrations, these...

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The Completely and Totally True Book of Urban Legends
- Book Review, by Ann Fiery

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As it happens, that little dog that got nuked in the microwave was named Vince. That's one of the priceless details Ann Fiery has added to breathe new life into 25 old stories in The Completely and Totally True Book of Urban Legends. The tanning-booth disaster becomes a tragedy of suburban banality, the hydrogen beer fiasco levels a city, and subtle anti-American sentiments find expression in a simple toothbrush. Fiery's prose is sharp and engaging, her characterization lively, and her pacing brilliant. Artist Mark Ulriksen captures the essence of each tale with a creepy (if often quite funny) painting that leers from a facing page. The retelling of these legends in short-short story form forces the reader to think about how they hold our interest, why we love to hear and spread them, and why so many are about dogs. --Rob Lightner

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Book Review

The Completely and Totally True Book of Urban Legends
- Book Reviews, by Ann Fiery

The Completely and Totally True Book of Urban Legends

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Well? Is it true? Are there rats in the fried chicken? Dogs in the microwave? Kidney-nappers waiting by the roadside? Should we worry about the bell-boy's revenge? Car manufacturers? Cruise control? E-mail? Are you nuts? Of course we should worry! It's all true! Disaster lurks in every corner and only unyielding vigilance will keep it at bay!

Urban legends. They're the definitive tales of the twenty-first century, in all their grotesque and goofy glory. The ancient Greeks had the Iliad and The Odyssey. The northern tribes had their sagas and epics. The dainty Victorians had their fairy tales. Let them have it. We've got The Microwaved Dog and The Girl Who Burnt to a Crisp in the Tanning Salon. They're a little bit paranoid, a little bit creepy, even a little bit ridiculous but they're ours, and it's time they got some respect.

Get to reading. You'll find the legends you love, the legends you laugh at, and maybe even the legends you always thought really happened to your next-door neighbor's cousin.

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