This is a review for Reality (can be OK, but mostly it) Bites which I was sent a copy of in exchange for this review.
David, Charlie and I are taking a Road Trip this week and its been awhile since we have spent the night away from home. With Covid still happening my son is skittish on going on the trip.
But after sitting down and reading Reality (can be OK, but mostly it) Bites I am ready to hit the road running. I plan on bringing my copy to share with David and Charlie while were on the Road.
Throughout the book I found sayings I could relate to and David and Charlie as well. I even found myself laughing and saying ahh I know someone this fits.
I believe Reality (can be OK, but mostly it) Bites is the perfect book to get peoples minds off the things happening in the world. Charlie and I can even use in Reality (can be OK, but mostly it) Bites.
If you haven’t had a chance to read Reality (can be OK, but mostly it) Bites then I hope you take the time to pick up a copy to read with not only yourself but to share with your friends and family.
I thought I would share a recent e-mail interview on Jon Winokur’s (Portable Curmudgeon, etc.) Advice to Writers site for a bit of background/context:
About the book:
The art of the aphorism is on full display in Gordon Hutchison’s collection of 400 clever quips, Reality (can be OK, but mostly it) Bites. A go-to source for humorous observations, provocative viewpoints and unvarnished truths regarding the human experience, Reality (can be OK, but mostly it) Bites is a perfect fit for anyone who appreciates sophisticated word play, wit and wisdom, and the unflinching truth about the world we live in.
Original Aphorisms Capture Wit and Wisdom of the Human Condition
Cary, NC, April 16, 2021 — When reality bites, now you can bite back with a clever quip, ruminate on a poignant thought or simply relish the comedic irony of the human condition with the refreshingly honest observations in Reality (can be OK, but mostly it) Bites.
This collection of 400 original aphorisms, laugh-out-loud one-liners, and other intellectually and linguistically titillating nuggets zero in on humans being themselves in politics, sex, love, marriage, family, economics, youth, old age and more.
Author Gordon Hutchison’s unsparing yet playful pronouncements on people and life run the gamut from whimsical to provocative to downright irreverent, with seductive verbal twists and turns offering insights, entertainment and, if you’re frustrated with the mess the world is in, the comfort of knowing you’re not alone.
Reality (can be OK, but mostly it) Bites serves up plenty of food for thought for writers, speakers and other presenters, and makes the perfect gift for anyone who appreciates straight talk in a not-so-straight world, experience-driven life tips, and a laugh or two just for the hell of it.
Andrew Frothingham, co-editor of And I Quote, calls it, “The perfect book for this moment in time. One of those rare, rewarding works you can dip into wherever, whenever, and come away smiling and maybe a bit more edified.”
If you need help connecting with an audience, sounding smarter to your friends or just making it through another day, Reality (can be OK, but mostly it) Bites gives you plenty to chew on.
Human nature: “To know a man, find his motives. To control him, find his pleasures.”
Beauty: “Beauty is as beauty does, and it’s not always pretty.”
Whimsical wordplay: “Is narcissism its own reward?”
If author Gordon Hutchison is qualified for anything, it is perhaps opining on the human experience — by drawing on his own. After earning a BA in Psychology and Religion from Duke in 1971, he hitchhiked America for four years, punctuated by stints in Germany and the Virgin Islands, before landing in Japan in 1975.
He spent the last three years of the ‘70s at a Zen monastery, ending up close friends with a rural yakuza godfather and his gang, and working as a doorman at a major cabaret during the same period. (His first book, Gangsters, Geishas, Monks & Me, chronicles this unique immersion course in Japanese culture.)
Next came specializing in Japanese folk religions at Sophia Graduate School of International Studies, teaching Hatha yoga in Japanese and logging 24 years as a copywriter — five at the world’s largest ad agency and the rest at his own creative boutique.
He returned to the U.S. in 2005 as a single father — the joys and sorrows of four marriages and divorces salted away for reference — and currently lives with his 18-year-old son, Evan, in Cary, North Carolina.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
