Truck: A Love Story | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael Perry
Publisher: HarperCollins
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 402418
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.2
ISBN: 0060571179
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.2232
EAN: 9780060571177
ASIN: 0060571179
Publication Date: October 17, 2006
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Condition: A used ex-library copy. Library markings. Pages are somewhat worn. Cover worn with some creases. Worn edges and corners. Binding solid and tight.
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Product Description
The author of Population: 485 returns, delivering a truckload of humor, heart, and . . . gardening tips? Think Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, complete with stock cars, sexy vegetables, and a laugh track. "All I wanted to do was fix my old pickup truck," says Michael Perry. "That, and plant my garden. Then I met this woman. . . ." Truck: A Love Story recounts a year in which Perry struggles to grow his own food ("Seed catalogs are responsible for more unfulfilled fantasies than Enron and Penthouse combined"), live peaceably with his neighbors (one test-fires his black powder rifle in the alley; another's best Sunday shirt reads 100 PERCENT WHUP-ASS), and sort out his love life. But along the way, he sets his hair on fire, is attacked by wild turkeys, takes a date to the fire department chicken dinner, and proposes marriage to a woman in New Orleans. As with Population: 485, much of the spirit of Truck: A Love Story may be found in the characters Perry meets: a one-eyed land surveyor, a paraplegic biker who rigs a sidecar so that his quadriplegic pal can ride along, a bartender who refuses to sell light beer, an enchanting woman who never existed, and half the staff of National Public Radio. By turns hilarious and heartfelt, a tale that begins on a pile of sheep manure, detours to the Whitney Museum of American Art, and returns to the deer-hunting swamps of northern Wisconsin, Truck: A Love Story becomes a testament to the surprising and unintended consequences of love. 1006
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Mike fixed his truck, and along the way his broken heart July 12, 2008
I read Michaels' book with great interest. I found his story paralelling mine on many aspects. I could relate to the smallish town, the old truck, the unusual call hours of the life within his profession. As he balanced that with his passion for writing, and upon the decision of fixing that old heap, a newly found light shone through.
It's a feel good, genuine book, about people, hope and second chances not only for the truck, but for Mike as well. Read it.
 Good for some I'm sure - but I hated it. June 17, 2008
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I gave it two stars instead of one because I have to admit that I could not bring myself to finish this book - I stopped short of halfway. I can also see how some people would like this book, but I simply can't relate to the main character, and frankly if I met him in real life I think I would be annoyed by him.
Perhaps it's because it's about a complaining middle-aged single man, while I'm much younger and less single. While I generally appreciate self-deprecation, I found him wimpy. He's clueless under a hood, while I take pride in my mechanical prowess. He's agnostic and borderline offensive toward Christians, while I appreciate different faiths. He daydreams about traditional gender roles while apologizing profusely out of political correctness... wimp. His most likable feature: he's a former volunteer firefighter/EMT.
Don't get this book for a real gearhead or for someone who will not appreciate philosophical ramblings.
 Perry proves he is a midwestern gem! May 19, 2008
I first read perry's Population 485 and fell in love with his quirky style and incredibly descriptive writing. He truly proves his caliber in Truck. A great read that I couldn't put down. I was fortunate to meet Mike at a book signing in Northfield, MN. He is so humble, and great to visit with. You truly meet the man in his writing.
An incredible read. Highly recommended.
Wonderful! November 18, 2007
Another great one from Mike Perry! I'm a stoic, and I had tears in my eyes at times. Hilarious, moving, and honest - I'd read the phone book if it were written by Mike Perry.
Great Title October 5, 2007
This book has to have one of the best titles ever. It implies a love for his truck, but as you delve further into the story you get a sense that the title implies more: a love for a women, a love for gardening, a love of simple life. It is heartfelt and at the same time deep. The simple stories of the local town and its inhabitants makes you yearn to have close relationships with your neighbors no matter how weird they seem. His love of working the earth and reconstructing a truck makes you want to start a new project around the house. It is just an uplifting look at real life.
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