Take the soberness of a former circus performer's funeral, the idea that a health club would have an Offensive Odor Alarm, or absurd hospital insurance policies. McPherson has the eye -- and the twisted mind -- to capture such scenes in ways that both shock and amuse his readers. What else could account for his wildly successful Close to Home collections? Outrageous humor that is outrageously absurd!
Now McPherson does it again with The Close to Home Survival Guide -- an all-new aggregation of his lumpy figures, with their long faces, protruding noses, and bulging eyeballs, parading down that fine line between grotesque and certifiably goofy. Everything from family life and dating to car repair and medical emergencies provide fodder for the wackiness in this latest e