{"id":705,"date":"2013-08-01T11:26:39","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T19:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bukkhead.com\/blog\/?p=705"},"modified":"2013-08-01T11:26:39","modified_gmt":"2013-08-01T19:26:39","slug":"review-the-stench-of-honolulu-a-tropical-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bukkhead.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/01\/review-the-stench-of-honolulu-a-tropical-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Stench of Honolulu: A Tropical Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n The Stench of Honolulu: A Tropical Adventure<\/a> by Jack Handey<\/a>
\n My rating: 5 of 5 stars<\/a><\/p>\n

When you are reading a book by Jack Handey, and you come across a sentence such as: \u201cThe sun was like a blazing ball of fire in the sky,\u201d you know you are witnessing genius.<\/p>\n

Because yes, the sun literally is a blazing ball of fire in the sky, so structuring the sentence as a metaphor is ironic. But the word \u201cfire\u201d has connotations of heat, and with \u201cblazing\u201d it\u2019s an unbearable, oppressive heat. So. Despite the irony, the description is perfect. This is also ironic. And achievable only in the context of this being a Jack Handey novel.<\/p>\n

Art is all about consistency. Yes, The Stench of Honolulu<\/i> is silly, but\u2019s consistently silly. It\u2019s unwavering, uncompromising. Anyone can make these jokes, but every paragraph, every sentence, for 165 pages? Only Jack Handey. I am not exaggerating: pure genius.<\/p>\n

Right now, I\u2019m only on page 64, but this is rapidly becoming of my all-time favorite books. Reviews continues when I finish.<\/p>\n

[A few hours later] Okay all done. I was right\u2014easily one of my all-time favorite books. I read it on my e-reader, but I tempted to go get the hard-back edition and keep it with me and read it over and over and over. I spoke about Art before. Let me bring it up once more: you know how people will see some piece of modern art, and say \u201cI could have done that?\u201d<\/p>\n

The usual reply is \u201cbut you didn’t.\u201d Well, let me be clear. I dare you to read The Stench of Honolulu<\/i> and then say \u201cI could have written that.\u201d I guarantee you couldn’t.<\/p>\n

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The Stench of Honolulu: A Tropical Adventure by Jack Handey My rating: 5 of 5 stars When you are reading a book by Jack Handey, and you come across a sentence such as: \u201cThe sun was like a blazing ball of fire in the sky,\u201d you know you are witnessing genius. Because yes, the sun … <\/p>\n

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