Kate’s 2¢: “Truth in advertising:,  “Talk to me a novel”, “Love poems: for married people” by John Kenney

“Truth in advertising:,  “Talk to me a novel”, “Love poems: for married people” by John Kenney

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   I received “Love poems: (for married people)”  by John Kenney automatically from the NLS, so, I read it. I suspect you’d call the hard copy a slim volume of poems for married people. Although these days, one need not be married to appreciate the humor in the poems. The problem is that humor is such a personal, subjective thing.

   One man’s humor may be another man’s sick joke. Some of these poems I found more snarky than funny; however, I was happy to know he made up the ones that seem to directly refer to his wife.

   I down-loaded “Truth in advertising”. It  seemed a bit too long for whatever it was trying to do in the beginning; but, Ray Hagen did a great job of narrating the novel. Once Finbar got to Cape Cod, I started to relax and enjoy the humor and recognize the subplots being woven into the main narrative arc. Finbar’s quick wit and thought processes sucked me in deeper and more meaningfully into his life. The growing knowledge of what shaped his life and the lives of his three siblings; how each of them reacted to their parents and each other; the, well, by the end of the book, I was thoughtful about my own family relationships and awed by the ways the author wielded his craft  of writing.

   I also down-loaded “Talk to  Me”.

From the WEB:

   John Kenney has worked as a copywriter in New York City for seventeen years. He has also been a contributor to The New Yorker magazine since 1999. Some of his work appears in a collection of The New Yorker’ s humor writing, Disquiet, Please! He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit ByJohnKenney.com.

John Kenney has 40 books on Goodreads with 13021 ratings. John Kenney’s most popular book is Truth in Advertising.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Love poems: (for married people) DB94586

Kenney, John. Reading time: 50 minutes.

Read by Jeff Allin.

Marriage and Sex

Poetry

Collection of humorous poems about married life. Topics include relationships with in-laws, attending workplace holiday parties, household chores, parenting, and therapy. Strong language. 2018.

Talk to me: a novel DB93765

Kenney, John. Reading time: 9 hours, 6 minutes.

Read by Robert Petkoff.

Human Relations

TV news anchor Ted Grayson loses his job and good reputation when his profanity-laced tirade is caught on camera. Even before the scandal Ted was estranged from his daughter Franny, but now Franny’s boss at the website where she works is pressuring her to interview Ted. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019.

Truth in advertising DB76481

Kenney, John. Reading time: 11 hours, 55 minutes.

Read by Ray Hagen.

Humor

Family

Lost and lonely Finbar, a New York advertising writer, cancels his Christmas plans for a last-minute assignment. Then his older brother calls to say that their long-lost dad is deathly ill. Going home to Boston forces Fin to reevaluate his choices. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2013.