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Off Main Street

Michael Perry

2005284 pagesabout 4–7 hours
2005
first published
  • 2005Perennial · 284 pages · ENGISBN 9780060755508
  • 2007HarperCollins · ENGISBN 9780061372087

Whether he's fighting fires, passing a kidney stone, hammering down I-80 in an 18-wheeler, or meditating on the relationship between cowboys and God, Michael Perry draws on his rural roots and footloose past to write from a perspective that merges the local with the global.Ranging across subjects as diverse as lot lizards, Klan wizards, and small-town funerals, Perry's writing in this wise and witty collection of essays balances earthiness with poetry, kinetics with contemplation, and is regularly salted with his unique brand of humor.

How it feels

HumourComic

How it reads

ComplexityLayered

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Reading situationTravel
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