{"id":15226,"date":"2023-01-06T11:56:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T18:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=15226"},"modified":"2023-01-10T11:16:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T18:16:37","slug":"sit-down-and-have-a-beer-again-by-greg-wyss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=15226","title":{"rendered":"Sit Down And Have A Beer Again by Greg Wyss"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A jarring and beautiful book of poems, stories, and excerpts about everything that\u2019s life.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his latest book, Wyss delivers a generous variety of poetry, prose, and stories. The book is divided into three chapters. Some of the pieces deal with relationship blues and the tedious routine of everyday life; some delve into the uncertainty of life, luck, chance, and motivation; and some examine the intricacies of the human condition. Most of these pieces are laudatory, with humor and appreciation at the core. \u201cHOW TO BECOME A USEFUL MEMBER OF SOCIETY\u201d is a satirical take on humanity\u2019s self-centredness; \u201cFOR ROBERT FRIEDMAN, AGE 43 OR: YOU CAN\u2019T BEAT THE SYSTEM\u201d examines the common man\u2019s plight in the face of a senseless bureaucratic system; and in \u201cAN EVENING IN THE GARDEN OF DYING FLOWERS,\u201d a young man successfully escapes the tedious agony of evening even if it is for a short while. The second chapter of the book contains poems and prose, exploring anger, paranoia, rage, dreams, hopes, the varying effects of happiness and despair on the human psyche, unemployment, politics, and drugs among others. Dark and philosophical, \u201cWALKING THE TIGHTROPE,\u201d examines the fine line between fear and sanity. The hilarious and revelatory \u201cPOEM TO MY FIRST WIFE\u201d explores the protagonist\u2019s breakup fantasy: \u201ci never told you\/ about the time\/ you drove 20 miles\/ to see your mother\/ & how i sat home\/ playing with the cat\/ entertaining strange visions\/ of you skidding &\/ sliding off the road\/ crashing into a ditch\/ ran it over & over\/ in my mind\/ till it became real.\u201d The third and the final chapter of the book contains excerpt from Wyss\u2019s hilarious, satirical novel, \u201cWhen Life Was Like A Cucumber,\u201d a story set in the early 1970s that takes readers on a young man\u2019s self-exploratory journey after he splits from his wife. The genius of Wyss\u2019s writing lies in his ability to use context to give everyday language an unexpected weight. Simply marvelous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sit Down And Have A Beer Again<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greg Wyss<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pub date June 26, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISBN 979-8838182197<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price $16.00 (USD) Hardcover, $6.00 Paperback<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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