Assume the Worst : : the Graduation Speech You'll Never Hear

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Call Number: 817 Hi, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Literary Arts / Humor / Hiaasen, Carl
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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"This is Oh, the Places You'll Never Go--the ultimate hilarious, cynical, but absolutely realistic view of a college graduate's future. And what he or she can or can't do about it. "This commencement address will never be given, because graduation speakers are supposed to offer encouragement and inspiration. That's not what you need. You need a warning." So begins Carl Hiaasen's attempt to prepare young men and women for their future. And who better to warn them about their precarious paths forward than Carl Hiaasen? The answer, after reading Assume the Worst, is: Nobody. And who better to illustrate--and with those illustrations, expand upon and cement Hiaasen's cynical point of view--than Roz Chast, best-selling author/illustrator and National Book Award winner? The answer again is easy: Nobody. Following the format of Anna Quindlen's commencement address (Being Perfect) and George Saunders's commencement address (Congratulations, by the way), the collaboration of Hiaasen and Chast might look typical from the outside, but inside it is anything but. This book is bound to be a classic, sold year after year come graduation time. Although it's also a good gift for anyone starting a job, getting married, or recently released from prison. Because it is not just funny. It is, in its own Hiaasen way, extremely wise and even hopeful. Well, it might not be full of hope, but there are certainly enough slivers of the stuff in there to more than keep us all going."--Provided by Amazon.com.

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Kind of funny submitted by tbbrown76 on June 15, 2018, 8:16pm But a bit crude. Rated R in my book of Dad.
Three of five Stars. Very short book.
Tom

Advice You'll Wish You Had submitted by valerieclaires on July 22, 2018, 3:05pm Hiaasen's blunt advice to new graduates hits a spot that bright futures and hopeful graduation speeches don't. Here's the real advice you need to get beyond academia and into the real world. Paired with Roz Chast's quirky illustrations, it makes a nice, quick read with plenty of laughs and things to remember.

Hilarious submitted by kkjammers on August 4, 2022, 7:44pm I loved this little book. Hiaasen has amazing talent and it shines through here. Reality, not sugar-coated. We all need the truth; this book is full of it. LOL