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Search - Larry's Kidney: Being the True Story of How I Found Myself in China with My Black Sheep Cousin and His Mail-Order Bride, Skirting the Law to Get Him a Transplant--and Save His Life

Larry's Kidney Being the True Story of How I Found Myself in China with My Black Sheep Cousin and His MailOrder Bride Skirting the Law to Get Him a Transplantand Save His Life
Author: Daniel Asa Rose

FROM THE FORWARD: "Elegantly written and deeply moving, it passes the laugh-out-loud test with flying colors. A classic contribution to the annals of cross-cultural comedy." FROM THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL-SENTINEL: "Like nothing else you've read, pitch-perfect dialogue, hilarious and heartbreaking." FROM THE MIAMI HERALD: "Quirky, charmi... more »ng, Rose is a gifted writer and good company. The master of dialogue." FROM THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS: "With its humor, sensitivity and shocking twist at the end, `Larry's Kidney' is a literary trip worth taking. Delightful." FROM THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: "'Larry's Kidney' delivers." FROM THE MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE: "Great, madcap fun. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll be sorry when the adventure is over. And you won't forget these two, or those funny-talk China people." FROM THE RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH: "An immensely entertaining, effervescent book crammed with colorful characters and zippy dialogue." FROM HEALTH & MEDICINE WEEK/BIOTECH WEEK: "Just as important as the book's deeply moving and enormously comical entertainment value are the deep insights into the world of organ transplants. Required reading for the medical community as well as the general public." FROM THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: "Witty, wild, and wacky." FROM THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS: "Side-splitting." FROM THE COMMERCIAL DISPATCH, COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI: "Uproarious and poignant, but also a simple tribute to family love. A romp of a book, surprisingly moving." FROM THE NEW BEDFORD STANDARD TIMES: "Easily one of the funniest non-fiction books I've read in years. Rose's tone reminds me of David Sedaris and his story reads like an episode of `Curb Your Enthusiasm.'" FROM HARTFORD COURANT: "Hilarious and scary and also a fascinating exploration of China, medical ethics and family ties." FROM SHELF AWARENESS: "Sometimes slapstick, sometimes caustic, Larry's Kidney is also sweet and thoughtful as Daniel finds himself improbably falling in love with China." FROM GAIL COOKE, TOP TEN AMAZON REVIEWER: "Outrageous, outrageously funny, and touching. A unique odyssey!" FROM GRADY HARP, TOP TEN AMAZON REVIEWER: "Daniel Asa Rose has a winner on his hands with `LARRY'S KIDNEY'. He has the skill and the comic timing to pull off an unlikely caper story with lightness, hearty laughter, tenderness, and wisdom, creating a book that most likely will go directly to film. It is a fast summer read that is brimming over with some of the funniest conversations between the characters while keeping an eye focused on the very fast paced story that borders on miraculous." FROM THE BOOK CHICK: "I really loved this story, on the edge of my seat. Simply too good to miss!" FROM DUFFBERT`S RANDOM MUSINGS: "Well worth the read, both for entertainment and for food for thought." FROM AVON ROMANCE BLOG: "Okay, it's not women's fiction, but it's just wacky enough that mom might just love it for mother's day. LARRY'S KIDNEY is the funniest yet most heartwarming book of the year. What better gift for mom?" FROM VILLISCA READS: "Illustrates what is important about life. A must read." FROM TCPL BOOK TALK: "This is one of those rare books that make you laugh, make you think, and maybe even teach you a thing or two. It made me fall in love with China's people and appreciate my own family." FRIOM BOOKLOONS REVIEWS: "The seriousness of the quest is offset by Rose's sense of humor. Well worth the read." FROM A J JACOBS, AUTHOR OF THE YEAR OF LIVING BIBLICALLY: "You've never read a book like this. And if you have, please tell me what bookstore you go to, because I want to buy any other books that weave love, China, family, and internal organs into an amazing and touching tale. For everyone else, it's probably easier to just buy Daniel Asa Rose's book." FROM RICH COHEN: AUTHOR OF SWEET AND LOW: "In this hilarious, moving book, Daniel Asa Rose and his cousin Larry set out like Sancho Panza and Don Quixote in search of a mail order bride and human organs, running into classic Quixotic misadventure along the way. In short, that very rare thing--a wonderful story told by a wonderful writer." FROM BONNIE FRIEDMAN, AUTHOR OF WRITING PAST DARK: "This is one of those beautifully written, compulsively readable books that actually feels life-changing. Scene after scene has surprising and sharply memorable characters, and a plot with real-life story twists that are shocking and yet, upon consideration, make perfect sense. By the hauntingly beautiful end, all the scenes added up to a vision of the people of this distant place, and of life itself, that was beyond the joyful adventure of this book. I was left with a vision of life frankly that seemed masterful in scope."

ISBN-13: 9780061708718
ISBN-10: 0061708712
Publication Date: 5/1/2010
Pages: 320
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Currently 3/5 Stars.

3 stars, based on 1 rating

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
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