Great read for a cross-country flight

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	• The Five Jerks You Meet on Earth Ray Zardetto Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2006 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 6 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

funny and clever, if a bit low brow

Ray Zardetto's parody of Mitch Albom's beautuiful book is a clever romp through what life must be like growing up on the Jersey shore and working at one of the famed Ma Bell spinoffs. It is well conceived and witty in places, though much of the humor is slapstick. What really shines in the book is his character development; all of his 'jerks' seem real, especially his ex-boss, a clueless New Jersey technology executive. While the book is nowhere near as inspirational or thought provoking as Albom's book, it is entertaining, and the plot twist at the end will have readers (especially men) reevaluating some of their relationships. Definitely worth a read.

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This was a gift purchase. It took a little longer than I expected to get to me. I was a little disapointed by the sellers delivery time.

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Great read for a cross-country flight

The author uses his quick wit, dry sense of humor and flair for writing to describe what many of us go through after suddenly being shown the door after years of dedication at a company. But he doesn't harp on the issue and quickly moves on to many other of life's imperfections and brings to life some incredibly colorful characters and places. A quick read that leaves a lasting memory. Great for those who are hard pressed to actually get to the last chapter of any book.

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Funny and Charming

This is a fun, quick read with memorable charaters and funny situations. The ending is a nice twist and overall it represents a fantasy we have all had at one time or another.

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Al Mitchell is middle-aged, divorced, childless, balding, unemployed, stoop-shouldered, and dead¿but these are the least of his problems. When Mitchell dies in a chaotic merry-go-round wreck, he goes to Heaven hoping to discover the meaning of his sad-sack life by meeting the five most influential people he's known. But too bad they're busy meeting with more important people! In their place, Al meets his grade school lunch lady, family plumber, and a hairdresser who turned down all of his romantic advances. So much for peace in the afterlife!

Intent to make amends, Heaven's powers-that-be allow Mitchell to return to Earth (with help from a bumbling angel named Adrian) to achieve a goal even better than enlightenment. He gets to exact revenge on the five jerks who made his life so miserable!

Ray Zardetto's The Five Jerks You Meet on Earth hilariously¿but respectfully¿parodies Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven. It turns the premise of that inspiring best-seller on its head¿and it speaks to the avenging loser in all of us!

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