That's Not How You Wash a Squirrel: A collection of new essays and emails Paperback – November 25, 2015

Fast read... laugh out loud... irreverent humor. Dont read if easily offended and humorless. I can’t wait to read more of his stuff.

I suppose if the author's point was to make his self-named protagonist unlikable, then this book is a success. But that kind of humor isn't for me. In the end, between xenophobic undertones and body shaming overtones, it no longer mattered whether or not his abrasive personality was meant to be satire, or ironic, or self deprecating, or whatever. It's just adds up to being unpleasant to read.

Usually a dependable sarcastic humorist, David Thorne shows a new, touching side in this book. Read it for the humor, and allow the "peek behind the curtain" to work on your humanity for a bit. Fans will be delighted, others will be confused and throwing things at the fireplace. (Fireplace not included).

The humor was not my taste, but the book was entertaining and kept my interest.

Awesome book! This is his 4th book and I am not disappointed in the least! Unfortunately the kindle one does not come signed, but he would probably email you a picture of a signature or something. Maybe a picture of someone else's signature, who knows! I bought his signed hard copy from his website and his signature is neat, the ink ran on the back of the cover, so it's like I got 2 signatures which is pretty great! It's like a bag a Ruffles, but the air was replaced with more chips and the price was reduced and was a bigger bag and when you reach your hand in you get a price like Cracker Jack except it wasn't some stupid tattoo but instead this awesome book! Highly recommend 10/10

More personal than his previous books but still every bit as funny and witty. Wit/smarty pans? Witty Pants. And his wife, who is entertaining as well in her contributions to this book). His chapters on his son being all grown up hit a nerve because I remember reading his blog post about funny things his young son would say when it first came out. It's a short read, great for a 5 hour flight because you won't be able to put it down. A warning though, reading this might inspire a sense of humour and willingness to point out the inanity of rules and regulations that airline officials might not agree with.

Thorne mailed this one in a bit.His first two books were flat-out hysterical. His third, Look Evelyn... etc etc etc... showed a more versatile side - keeping the humor, adding a bit more bitterness, and several essays were touching/shocking/jaw-dropping. It was a departure from the first two, but a smart one. He kept himself from being pigeon-holed. Regardless, I've purchased and given as gifts to many people his first three books and been delighted by his work until now.This one, the Squirrel one, felt like outtakes from his previous book. Same essay format with an email interspersed in the mix, but it just wasn't that great... some if the essays were rushed and slightly obnoxiously flippant. I give it 3 stars rather than the 3.5 it probably deserves simply because his other books were 5's and my expectations of him are perhaps too high.Highlights were the foreword possibly written by his partner Holly and the Squirrel essay. I wouldn't start with this one if you've never read one of Thorne's books.

Please note that while the blurb states "over two hundred pages of brand new, never before seen essays and emails", the actual page count is a worrying 161. Fortunately, the quality of the material more than makes up for the missing 40+ pages - Thorne is on top form with a fine selection of his wonderfully wandering stories and entertainingly eviscerating emails. His five star rating is a no brainer.If you've liked any of his books so far you will love this.

David Thorne is the one writer that has the capacity to actually make me laugh out loud while reading: and as such I have been banned from reading his books in bed. Apparently other people cannot sleep if the bed is shaking due to my fits of giggles. I would also personally say, don't read this on the bus, unless you want to make sure you have the seat to yourself and nobody like to sit next to the mad giggling person.But don't let this put you off, this is a fantastic book which is cleverly written and funny. A definite cheer up book :)

I discovered the deliciously obnoxious David Thorne just before he published his first book so had to rely on rereading his web posts to get my fill of attempts to use pictures of spiders in lieu of money etc.Reading his books in sequence really shows how he has grown as a writer. This book, especially, allows you a glimpse at his true self - not just a man with a razor sharp wit seemingly without any filters. The story about the squirrel truly made me cry and the last chapter about his son is brutally honest and open.It is also an extremely funny read, as always, and it's good to know that neither his tongue nor mind has been blunted!

Not up to par unfortunately, which is a real shame as I've loved his other work. He says at the start that he'd procrastinated and just wrote whatever came to mind two weeks before the deadline and it shows. A couple of parts made me smile but it was mostly just ramblings. I fear he may have cost himself some fans with this.

Why is someone's thorough dislike for everyone and everything around him so funny? Because we all at one time or another feel exactly the same way... don't we? His email trains are the best though.

If you want a pub full of people to clear a 20ft space around you on account of your random, hysterical giggling, I thoroughly recommend bring this book to said pub.If you're out speed dating, this is a terrible book.