Cliffs Notes meets Sedaris. Jack Murnighan... has given us a ridiculously entertaining guide. Beowulf on the Beach is funny, smart, passionate and wise. Just having it on your shelf will raise your IQ.
Murnighan’s…fresh, funny voice... will attract devout readers [and] the less-well-read will be pleased with Murnighan’s accessibility and charm.
Jack Murnighan’s enthusiasm for the great books — and his understand of why they still matter — is genuinely infectious. Reading Beowulf on the Beach is like belonging to the most stimulating and hilarious book club you could possibly imagine.
Learned...Highly recommended.
A great idea... Good-natured, erudite.
Murnighan [covers] the range of human sexuality with energetic entries and adding smart, revelatory and cheeky introductions.
[Has] a quality rare in anthologies: The editor’s bright riffs utterly outshine most of the material...His genial strain of irreverence delights.
An ideal bedside book...Insightful.
Warm, open, sexy, and fun to read
A treat for any book lover, happily mated or cheerfully single.
Probably the first time Virgil has been used for romantic advice, at least in this century — and that alone is an achievement.
Much Ado About Loving… plumb[s] great literature for relationship advice.