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A freakin' BLAST! 
This is one of those books you hate to finish. I just wanted it to keep going on and on. Its filled with killer jokes and laughs, but buried under all the fun is a strong story of a goofy guy becoming a great man.
Hooter Pridley gives up everything he has to chase a dream. Along the way we meet a handful of awesome characters and terribly amusing situations. Hooter finally realizes what his dream (nightmare?) has cost him and begins a journey to try to retrieve his past.
I finished this book in record time and eagerly await a sequel.
Ulysses in a Barracuda
If you're getting a little bogged down with tomes of the Clancy and Koontz ilk, this is a wonderful, refreshing change of pace. At just over 200 pages, the story breezes along. Which is amazing with all the ground that's covered. The distance from the plains of Colorado to L.A. and back, in fact. Sex, booze, jazz, joints, shrinks, hookers, thieves, bums, con men, philosophers, hot cars and more.
Those familiar with Bender's columnar work (newspapers--not a phallic reference) know of his ability to combine humor and poignancy. What man hasn't--in reality or fantasy--hit the road in pursuit of that perfect woman? Hero Hooter Pridley lets us vicariously relive that experience, while we admire his resourcefulness, envy his hedonism, and laugh at what a doof he is. My vote for his best piece of philosophy?: "I don't need a road map to tell me where I've been".
You should put JUNE on your calendar.
10.4 ounces of FUN
A girl in a bikini is like having a loaded pistol on your coffee table - There's nothing wrong with them, but it's hard to stop thinking about it. Garrison Keillor fans might recognize that quote, but it could easily have come from mouth-breathing Hooter Pridley, the books central character . Bender has been compared to Dave Barry but there is alot of 'Lake Wobegone' in his works as well. It's always a treat to discover a new writer, and this book will leave you smiling
Laugh at loud funny
There's a line between appreciating a tasteful picture of a swimsuit calendar model and driving across the country to meet her. "If Every Month Were June: A Comedic Quest for True Love" follows Hooter Pridley as he crosses than line. Smitten with Trixie Foxalot, he begins to drive to Los Angeles and meets an array of characters. Laugh at loud funny, "If Every Month Were June" is recommended for anyone looking for novel that will be too humorous to put down.
I don't know where he gets this?
It begins like a chick flick for men and then turns into something I can only compare to Harold Robbins "Even Cowgirls Get the Blue." I loved it. Hated to see it end. My husband tells people, "I heard Sue laughing from the bedroom while reading "If Every Month Were June. And, she was in there all by herself."
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Hooter Pridley didn't stand a chance. One look at ''Miss June'' Trixie Foxalot posing seductively in her lime green bikini and he was smitten. He couldn't bring himself to turn the calendar page, even as the months flew by. His destiny was clear, or as clear as it gets for ''a water bug skittering across the surface of thought.'' Jumping into his 1970s Barracuda, Hooter begins a redneck odyssey across the West, leaving mountainless Sterling, Colorado, to search for the pinup girl of his dreams. On the way to LA, he meets a number of unforgettable characters and relies on his plucky spirit and folksy wisdom to propel him along. Fast-paced and sidesplittingly funny, If Every Month Were June is Tony Bender at his satirical best.
if every month, every, june, month, were
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