Wake Up, Sir!: A Novel
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Wake Up, Sir!: A Novel
Jonathan Ames
Manufacturer: Scribner
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ASIN: 074344907X

Book Description

Alan Blair, the hero of Wake Up, Sir!, is a young, loony writer with numerous problems of the mental, emotional, sexual, spiritual, and physical variety. He's very good at problems. But luckily for Alan, he has a personal valet named Jeeves, who does his best to sort things out for his troubled master. And Alan does find trouble wherever he goes. He embarks on a perilous and bizarre road journey, his destination being an artists colony in Saratoga Springs. There Alan encounters a gorgeous femme fatale who is in possession of the most spectacular nose in the history of noses. Such a nose can only lead to a wild disaster for someone like Alan, and Jeeves tries to help him, but...

Well, read the book and find out!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Oscar Wilde's Cousin.......2006-03-26

Jonathan Ames continues his hysterical rampage with the delightful splash of "Wake Up, Sir!" When I read "The Extra Man," I thought I'd read one of the funniest books ever written. While "What's Not to Love?" and "My Less Than Secret Life" have their zany moments (Who can forget the "mangina"?), this second novel by Ames is pure delight. Ames' voice makes you think he's cousin to Oscar Wilde.

This novel flows well. It snapshots an eventful week in the life of Alan Blair, who talks about writing a book called "The Extra Man," so we of course lightly find Blair as Ames' guise. Several of the scenes in the book are so hilarious that they beg for performance aloud. (Ames often reads in New York and occasionally on Letterman.) His sympathy for Hasidic Jews who stand out at peep shows turns the world on its ear and then looks at it upside-down. The love scene with Ava ends hysterically flatulent. The supporting characters of Dr. Hibben, his fatty voluptuous wife, Tinkle, Mangrove and of course the quintessential Jeeves. What does someone do when winning a large settlement but hire a manservant?

Jonathan Ames is a literary jewel. I can't wait to pick up a copy of his new book of compiled essays. One of my coworkers commented to me as I was cramming in a chapter at work, "You always laugh when you read that book!" How true! Laugh & be happy!

4 out of 5 stars Wake Up, Sir.......2006-01-12

"Wake Up, Sir" by Jonathan Ames is an enjoyable read. It reads quickly, is sort of funny, and is very entertaining. I thought it started out slowly and wasn't sure if I was going to like it, but it picked up quite a bit after about the first main section.

The narrator/protagonist, Alan Blair, is quite a character. He's a raging alcoholic, but in a funny sort of way. You almost feel bad for the guy. His adventures are very memorable.

Alan has a personal valet named Jeeves. You don't get to know too much about Jeeves, as he's sort of a guarded, detached character.

Overall, there is a lot of good character development in this book. The tales of Alan going to the artist colony are great. This is a good book with some unforgettable parts. It starts off slowly, but I found it well worth my time.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful.......2006-01-05

This book is gold.

5 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT!.......2005-12-13

If you enjoy SMART and CREATIVE stream of conscious writing! If you applaud RICHLY developed characters and settings! If you love quick and HYSTERICAL stories! If you appreciate and marvel at FABULOUS word choice and phrasing! Then my friend...this is a MUST HAVE book! Not only a MUST HAVE for you BUT a GREAT gift for ALL your witty friends!!!! I have given away nine copies so far!!!!!!!

5 out of 5 stars great read.......2005-11-19

Very enjoyable book. The main character is some kind of Ignatius Reilly (Conferacy of Dunces) meets Don Quixote; hapless meets feckless.
Can't wait for Blair's next misadventures and "The Homosexuals are Coming".
Daredevil Vol. 3: Wake Up
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  • Good read, with very artsy presentation
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Moss
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Daredevil Vol. 3: Wake Up
Brian Michael Bendis , and David Mack
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ASIN: 078510948X

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Good .......2007-09-24

3 and a half stars.
"Wake up" is the first, 4 issue, Daredevil arc that Bendis did before he got the regular job, with art provided by David Mack (who wrote the DD arc "Parts of a Hole", and then helped Bendis get this, and later, job's apparently).

Wake up is an interesting DD tale in that it really doesn't involve Daredevil, as a character, all that much at all, who doesn't appear until the third issue, and is featured prominently only in the last (so if your expecting lots of cool action/fighting, try some other recent DD tpbs like "Hardcore" or "King of Hell's Kitchen" or "The Murdock Papers").
Rather the story focuses on one long standing DD character, Ben Urich, an investigative reporter and long time friend of DD and his investigation into what happened to a traumatised little boy, who happens to be the son of (a new) Leapfrog. Thus it's a character exploration of Ben Urich, which is fascinating of your unfamiliar with the character or love the character or boring if you really don't give a damn about him (I'm about half of both).
The story itself of what happened to the little boy is strangely slim (ie. the mystery could have been set up and solved in one issue) and well trodden (ie. plenty of similar stories within comics and literature/films etc.) but manages to be individually compelling at the same time. Still the whole arc could have been shortened to two issues without losing it's strength, but this IS Bendis.
Overall this arc is a interesting piece on Ben Urich and a involving investigation into a boy (who I believe is meant to be parallel of DD character). They may be more to it, but I'm just too dumb to figure it out.

The art by David Mack is fantastic and features very unique layouts and many different styles such as pencils (to imitate Joe Quesada cartooney style) inks, paints, black and white, crayons etc. , however I found myself laughing at some of his realistic faces such as Peter Parker, the boy wonder (a youthful DiCaprio) and other's that look way too young. However his art I feel suits this particular story. Unique and different pretty much sums it up.

I myself kinda regret getting this, as I wanted some ninja kickarse DD action, but it stands well on its own, trust me.

4 out of 5 stars Good read, with very artsy presentation.......2005-06-27

I picked this book up at the tail end of a Brian Michael Bendis bender -- once I'd read all the "Powers" collections, what was left...? And having read it, I'm looking forward to the rest of his "Daredevil" stories...!

I think this was the start of his stint scripting DD (in issues 16-19) and while the overall story has a bit of a been-there, agonized-over-that feel to it (a child abuse victim goes into catatonic withdrawl, until the adults can catch up to what he's been through...), Bendis manages to hit the right notes to give this story some punch. Bendis and illustrator David Mack work together on many levels, with the art complimenting and commenting on the text and the story arc in various ways... Mack slips and slides between a photorealistic presentation and a more disjointed chicken-stratch style that accentuates the chaotic inner dialogue of Timmy, the little boy who's mental health is at risk. The artsiness of the illustration is distracting through most of the book -- Mack's work calls a lot of attention to itself, and you are frequently made aware of his Technique, with a capital "T", but in the revelatory climactic sequence, the interplay of the constrasting styles really pays off. The story is told from the vantage point of newspaper reporter Ben Urich, so there's not a lot of the Matt Murdoch/Daredevil character in here, which actually is fine; it's a nice change of pace.

Overall, this a good story, well worth checking out, and an appropriate entry point into the Bendis-penned DD storyline. Recommended!

3 out of 5 stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Moss.......2004-12-21

If you look at my other reviews, it will be patently obvious that I am a big fan of BMB -- please excuse my simple taste. I will stray from that here by saying I am not a fan of this book.

The first reason is David Mack. I know a lot of people like him, and he does have a lot of talent for capturing light with watercolors. I understand his own books are really good, and I liked his covers for Alias a lot, but his angsty teenager style (like the way he writes words into his drawings) is a little hard to take for Daredevil. I also couldn't stand how Peter Parker looked EXACTLY like DiCap and their secretary bore a ridiculous resemblance to model Kate Moss. I mean, photo referencing is fine-- clearly, I excuse it of Maleev-- but could he use less recognizable faces please?

And I think Brian Michael Bendis' work is not as compelling here, either. I have a big problem with comics that do the "child in trouble" storyline. I mean, what is up with this city? Why are children always in some sort of contrived danger? This storyline has been done too many times. JMS did it, twice, on Spiderman, and that's unfortunately when I stopped reading that book. Bendis doesn't really find Daredevil's voice until "Out" with the help of Alex Maleev. I would pass on this one and start on volume 4.

4 out of 5 stars Not the same Daredevil I know.......2004-08-09

Don't get me wrong, i enjoyed this book. Smith is great at writing (a little bit too much at times, but great). Quesada's art is pretty good too. My main problem was that I love Bendis and Maleev's Daredevil so much more, and i could tell that both writers (and artists) were percieving Daredevil differently. I like Bendis' take better, and so this book wasn't as easy for me to fall into as the other ones. Still essential to read, but in comparison to the later and current books, just not better.

5 out of 5 stars This will make you a True Believer.......2004-01-17

They didn't make comic books like this when I was a kid. Coming back into the realm of comic book reading only last year, after a too-long hiatus in the serious world of "grown-ups", I was amazed and delighted to find how wonderful this genre could be. The Daredevil movie prompted me to seek out the title again, and one of the first I read was the Brian Michael Bendis/David Mack "Wake Up" trade paperback. The brilliant storytelling and the unmatched artwork had me spellbound.

The story that jumped off the pages at me was unlike anything I had ever seen between the covers of a comic book. Timmy's plight and the way the doggedly determined Ben Urich sought to find the hidden answers were graphically depicted in the most beautiful watercolor illustrations and child-like crayon drawings, interspersed with what I had always thought of as "comic book art".

David Mack's photorealistic renderings make the saga heart-wrenching, while Bendis's scripting takes the Man Without Fear to new heights, and gives us the ultimate moment of tenderness between a boy and his hero. Never thought a comic book could make me cry.

Bendis's prose and Mack's art are wonderful together. If you haven't seen this team in action, you are missing a treat.
The Wake-Up: A Novel
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Join the best
  • (4.5) Crank wars. Whatever. Whenever. Whoever.
  • Ferrigno is the man
  • Time to get up, Honey
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The Wake-Up: A Novel
Robert Ferrigno
Manufacturer: Pantheon
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0375422498
Release Date: 2004-08-03

Book Description

Frank Thorpe is set to board a plane at LAX for a much-needed vacation when he sees an obviously poor young boy knocked out of the way and senseless by an arrogant businessman rushing to a waiting Porsche.

Frank really needs some R & R. He’s just been fired—over a fatal screw up—from the covert operations “shop” he’s worked at for years. But Douglas Meachum—a hard-charging art dealer—needs to be made to feel something more than entitlement: nothing extreme, just a little wake-up call.

Given Frank’s background and his expertise in good guy/bad guy tactics, it’s easy for him to set up a scam involving some embarrassing revelations about a faked Mayan sculpture that Meachum sells to one of his clients. But the client isn’t someone who takes kindly to mistakes. She’s a ruthless social-climbing psychopath who, with her surfer-dude husband (the Thomas Alva Edison of designer pharmaceuticals), runs a huge drug operation. And she’s got an invincible thug duo—Vlad and Arturo—to carry out her notions of payback, which make Frank’s wake-up scheme seem positively genteel. What started out as a good (if slightly underhanded) deed quickly veers out of control. How Frank handles the chaos—
and what he himself hears in the wake-up call—is the fuel that drives this full-throttle, terrifically entertaining novel.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Join the best.......2006-09-07

Ferrigno deserves to be mentioned with the best of the genre. He joins my must read list. Original, lean, inventive and always entertaining. Put him on your list.

4 out of 5 stars (4.5) Crank wars. Whatever. Whenever. Whoever........2005-10-03

After a deal gone very bad, everyone a safe house brutally murdered, ex-Delta Force Frank Thorpe is fired from his "shop". When a rude businessman knocks down a young Latino boy at the airport, Frank cancels his Miami vacation to find the guy and make him apologize for his thoughtless transgression. Frank decides to teach Douglas Meachum a lesson in manners he won't soon forget, a "wake-up" as it's called in the trade. In the course of setting Meachum up, Thorpe comes in contact with Missy Riddenhauer, wife of a surfer-drug lord, Clark, who runs a huge meth operation.

After meeting Gina Meachum, Thorpe thinks twice about his approach to her husband, but now he has involved the Riddenhauer's, a deadly couple who employ a couple of talented enforcers, Arturo and Vlad. Once he's tripped over Clark's operation, Thorpe follows his natural inclinations, using the few resources left to him and an insurance data base, posing as an insurance agent. Frank is busy tracking the Riddenhauer's and keeping an eye out for the Engineer, mastermind of the safe house massacre, all this in sunny California, from Newport Beach to Corona del Mar, the upscale neighborhoods belying an excess of criminal activity.

Juggling miscreants gets complicated, but Thorpe has a clear and concise agenda, as well as extraordinary determination. As the crank wars heat up, a renegade is knocking over Clark's meth labs in Riverside; meanwhile, the Engineer tracks Frank electronically, anxious for a rematch. Having underestimated the Engineer the first time, Frank isn't about to make the same mistake twice, but he's kept moving by accelerating events, planning to deal with Doug Meachum's lesson later, hopefully with less collateral damage: "A man's passions were always his weakness." But Missy and Clark have the habit of removing everyone and everything in their path, thanks to the two terrors, Arturo and Vlad. The coast glows with power and creature comforts, but Riverside is Crank Central.

Peppered with secret agencies, rogue agents, the DEA, and shady meth-cookers, Ferrigno mixes a heady batch of ex-military patriots gone mercenary and the drug underground, where one spark can ignite a fire ball: "We're not saving the world anymore... we're just showing off." Thorpe is in his element, without resources, depending on familiar contacts and irritating some powerful players along the way. Darkly humorous and edgy, Ferrigno, author of The Horse Latitudes, is at his contemporaneous best, non-stop action driving the plot, taking no prisoners. Luan Gaines/ 2005.

5 out of 5 stars Ferrigno is the man.......2005-07-31

I first discovered Robert Ferrigno with the book Dead Silent. Ironically, it's not really that good of a book. The story is kind iffy. The reviewers on Amazon.com gave it a average of ONE Star. That's pretty bad. But Ferrigno is such a great writer I was absolutely hooked. Even with a mediocre story, his uncanny descriptions, realistic character development & motivations, and dead-on dialog, made me a fan for life.

I rushed out and bought every Ferrigno book I could find. He currently has less than a dozen in his ouvre so it was like I was an addict looking for a fix. Luckily, I discovered Carl Hiaasen around the same time. Other readers recommended Elmore Leonard, Charles Willeford, James Lee Burke, et al, but (hopefully without offending any of their fans) I personally found that their work pales when compared to Hiaasen or Ferrigno.

Keep cranking those books out boys.

5 out of 5 stars Time to get up, Honey.......2005-04-02

Really good stuff. I enjoy Ferrigno so much. Bizarre, humorous in a sad sort of way. Unconventional comes to mind. That and believable dialogue.

Frank Thorpe has climbed to the top of the food chain in government sanctioned black bag-wet operations. He's dropped down to the bottom of the food chain in self esteem and a sense of purpose. The French call it "raison d'etre." On the one hand he knows it and reaches out to the lovely next door neighbor professor cum psychologist Claire. But like an addict, he can't stop doing what he's been trained to do.

His last mission is what gets him kicked out of "the company," blamed for the murders of a safe house crew when wounded, he brings the wolf to the chicken house in the mistaken belief that the wolf is but a CPA. Of course I say this not to denigrate CPAs.

Frank's wounded and mustered out. It's now three months later. Billy, Frank's supervisor from "the Company" now in the private sector, wants Frank to join him in 'the same things they did before but without the rules.' As if rules ever stopped Frank. However Frank has resisted. He's mildly interested in Claire, a next door neighbor who thinks (not really) Frank's an insurance salesman, but 23 hours a day he misses his on again off again lover who was killed in the safe house debacle. So he's going to Miami for 3-4 weeks to hang out, eat spicy food, listen to great music. And he's at the airport. LAX. Lost, confused, no energy and bam!!!! an arrogant self righteous businessman complete with an alligator briefcase and hi-tech cell phone knocks down a Latino street kid selling candy. Bloodies his nose. Steps over him like he was rubbish. Never looks back. You know the type. And the switch dormant in Franks mind gets turned on.

Douglas Meachum is about to get a wake up.

Great job. Retribution. Remorse. Redemption. Great last two chapters. Recovery. Justice but not Holywood justice.

Thanks Bob. 5 stars. Larry Scantlebury

5 out of 5 stars Great page turner.......2005-01-19

I first bought this book because Ferrigno took some grief for being a Bush supporter. I found that he is a very good writer. This is a great, fast paced action book. One of those that you can't put down easily. The book was over way too quickly!
Wake Up, Lugia!: Pokemon Gold and Silver Tales, Vol. 7
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    Wake Up, Lugia!: Pokemon Gold and Silver Tales, Vol. 7
    Akihito Toda , and Toshinao Aoki
    Manufacturer: VIZ Media LLC
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    I Wake Up Screaming
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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    • A noir mystery in Hollywood
    I Wake Up Screaming
    Steve Fisher
    Manufacturer: Vintage
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    ASIN: 0679736778
    Release Date: 1991-11-05

    Book Description

    The classic novel of sexual obsession and murder amid the star-making machinery of Hollywood in the 1950s.

    "She was as white as marble, but she looked lovely.  Her hair was splayed out in fine strands of gold, and her lips were bright, rich red, and there was a green eyeshadow on her eyelids.  You could see that because her eyes were closed and she was lying very still.  She was lying still and she wasn't breathing."

    With its portraits of washed-up directors, jaded leading men, and a ruthless cop whose one-track mind leads straight to a cyanide pellet, I Wake Up Screaming is a magnificent thriller by a Hollywood insider whose screenplays included Lady in the Lake and I, Mobster.

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars MADDENING!.......2007-07-05

    This is a maddening book! Fantastic story, written in 1941 and so right for the time, but the this book seems to have been updated in 1960 when it makes no sense!!!???? Talks about TV but a cab ride is a quarter, Movie studio producers make 250 dollars a week???!!!!

    I don't know if it was just a screenplay in 1941 and Fisher than put it in novel form around 1960 or what, but very hard to read. If it doesn't bother you, read it. Great story, though.

    4 out of 5 stars There are two versions ..........2002-02-13

    Fischer wrote this first set in Hollywood and then re-wrote it (after it had been filmed) set in the 50s.

    An engaging, quick read -- noir-lite.

    4 out of 5 stars A noir mystery in Hollywood.......1999-07-17

    Steve Fisher's "I Wake Up Screaming" is a noir murder mystery set against the backdrop of Hollywood of the 1940s (though my copy of the book places the novel in the '50s). With Fisher's screenwriting experience, the verisimilitude of the Los Angeles and Hollywood setting is never in doubt. Peg (the male narrator) falls for Vicky Lynn, a bombshell secretary. Before long, he has enlisted the help of some friends to sponsor Vicky as they try to make her into a movie star. Soon after that, she is killed.

    Police initially suspect Peg, but they soon clear him--except for one cop, a determined man named Ed Cornell, who assures Peg that he always gets his man and is never wrong. While Peg tries to get about the business of writing movies, Cornell is stalking him, trying to wear down the writer psychologically.

    "I Wake Up Screaming" is a moderately gritty noir mystery written in a fast-paced, conversational style. The flavor is distinctly that of an era long past, and the novel should appeal to those who like that sort of atmosphere.
    Wake: Gearing Up (Wake)
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • Satisfied.
    • Finally, Another Human!
    Wake: Gearing Up (Wake)
    Jean David Morvan , and Philippe Buchet
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    Navee is assigned a mission by Wake to investigate the steam-punk world of planet TRI-JJ 68. It¹s a glacial planet that had been inhabited by a nature-communing, peaceful lot that Wake simply passed over as unworthy. But in a recent pass, they discover that suddenly a whole civilization has sprouted and reached up to its industrial age, and this in record time! Wake is now intrigued and so is Navee, as these new inhabitants closely resemble the race of which, up until now, she had been the only representative: humans! Has she found her own people?

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars Satisfied........2006-08-05

    This isn't the best book in the series, but it is an interesting story none the less. I enjoy the Wake saga and the heroine, Navee.

    4 out of 5 stars Finally, Another Human!.......2004-07-08

    Navee, the lone human amongst the countless aliens of Wake, has been offered a new assignment. She is to investigate a civilization that has sprung up much too quickly on an alien world. There is also evidence of some form of massive underground installation that may hold the answers. The natives are the closest thing to human found so far.

    Navee disguises herself as a local and quickly joins with a local revolutionary. The current government is seen as oppressive and overly-controlling. Now a revolution is just starting to enter into action.

    Navee's involvement is full of action as the pair make their way through security checks and into the wilderness where the installation is hidden. Along the way Navee discovers many truths about the planet and her companion. There is even a human present at the installation.

    Once again, the ending is surprising and well plotted. One can really feel Navee's predicaments among the aliens. Another fine read full of quality artwork.
    Wake Up, Little Children: A Novel
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      Wake Up, Little Children: A Novel
      Jim Aylesworth
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      Estela vol. 3: Engranajes/ Wake: Gearing Up (Estela-Wake)/ Spanish Edition
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        Estela vol. 3: Engranajes/ Wake: Gearing Up (Estela-Wake)/ Spanish Edition
        Jean-David Morvan
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        Navee is assigned a mission by Wake to investigate the steam-punk world of planet TRI-JJ 68. It1s a glacial planet that had been inhabited by a nature-communing, peaceful lot that Wake simply passed over as unworthy. But in a recent pass, they discover that suddenly a whole civilization has sprouted and reached up to its industrial age, and this in record time! Wake is now intrigued and so is Navee, as these new inhabitants closely resemble the race of which, up until now, she had been the only representative: humans! Has she found her own people? The artwork is exceptionally good. The story line quite complex and intelligent. --SF Chronicle
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          Fantastic Four #329 : And You Can't Wake Up (Marvel Comics)
          John Harkness
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          Wake Up, Dormouse, Santa Claus is Here
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            Wake Up, Dormouse, Santa Claus is Here
            Eleonore Schmid
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