One Fell Soup: Or, I'm Just a Bug on the Windshield of Life

By: Roy Blount Jr.

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Synopsis: A collection of short pieces about everything from genius and God to socks and lentils, from one of America&’s most beloved humor writersOne Fell Soup brings together the reviews, diatribes, investigations, meditations, and poetry of Roy Blount Jr., a writer as insightful as he is funny. Culled from his many columns and magazine writings, this volume offers an unparalleled look at the varied interests of a writer the New York Times has compared to Mark Twain—albeit with a far greater demonstrated interest in love songs about gravy, ice cream, and mac and cheese. &“Chickens&” celebrates the vast cultural importance—and criminal neglect—of the most abundant domesticated fowl. &“So This Is Male Sexuality&” examines the unsettling specter of sex researchers like Masters and Johnson looming over one&’s private thoughts. And &“Merely Shot in the Head&” ponders the absurd willpower of a man who finishes a full marathon after taking a bullet ten miles into the race.