Travels With Tap
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend There is a strange echo when traveling that gets louder the further away from home you are. Sometimes a night train can mimic a slow walk in the woods and sometimes a foreign accent can sound just like your lost uncle. When the music alerts the memory bones old friends can jump up and dance. That's the way it was with me. And with Tap. Product details and pricing info |
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3 Customer Reviews Posted
- Stunning Literature
- This piece of literature was amazing in every sense of the word. I laughed, I pondered, and I enjoyed being along for the ride. I'd advise anybody who wants to read a bright new auhor to read this piece of fiction.
- 2008-04-20, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- My eyes enjoyed traveling across these poetic words
- Being the trained musician that I am, I have a knack for glancing at a title and immediately hearing a song in my head. With Gandert's latest short, it was naturally, "Taps" and with that, all the memories of summer music camp. For it was "Taps" that was played every evening, signaling the end of the day when we would gather our treasures stolen from the camp kitchen and hunker down for the night. But more than that, what I remember the most about camp was the colorful array of artists all united in swatting mosquitoes and perfecting their craft. Gandert uses wonderful visual imagery, showing us the colorful, yet quirky side of life - through the people and things that Tap encounters along the way. It's a great ride, and you don't even have to leave your chair to enjoy it.
- 2008-02-06, 2 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- If I had a penny for every star this short story deserves, I'd have a nickel right now, which isn't enough for a soda
- "Travels With Tap" is like a brilliant Samuel Clemens aphorism meets a trout fishing in America. (I wonder how a fish would fish? Would it use shiny spinning rims to lure and catch people?) This story marks the evolution of humor writers in America. From Twain to Thurber to Brautigan to Vonnegut, Gandert is the next in line in that very distinct and distinguished class of writers who all had a love for the great American mustache. (Actually, I don't know that Gandert has a mustache, but I do know he can write as well as those other fellows).
For only 49 cents, this story is more affordable than a can of Coke, and none of it is made from recycled material. Plus, it's not carcogenic and won't lead to cancer (but it might cause other serious side affects like stomach cramps and sore lungs from laughing too much). So if I were you (and I'm glad I'm not), I'd go ahead and buy this right now. Instant gratification, that's the American way. And this short story definitely delivers instant gratification. - 2007-11-25, 2 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
