Do I get credit for watching the movie? I mean, it's the same thing, right, considering this book is an audio CD?I love crapfests and terrible movie. I love toilet humor and dumb jokes.I thought this movie was horrible. Thank god I was a terrible feminist and went out on a date with a guy who paid for my ticket, because that would have been a waste of $15.Here's what I learned from watching this movie:1. Just because a person is absolutely hilarious as a writer (MacFarlane), doesn't mean he'll b...

A Million Ways to Die in the West by Seth MacFarlane is the novelization of his upcoming Comedy Western movie of the same name, an adaption of the screenplay written by him, Alec Sulkin, and Wellesley Wild.The book starts off just the way the rest of it is: hilarious. Beginning with the classic gunfight in the middle of town, Albert Stark uses his snarky attitude to get him out of it, branding him a coward by his girlfriend Louise, thus leading her to dumping him. He spirals into depression, rea...

A Million Ways To Die In The West by Seth MacFarlaneA Million Ways To Die In The West begins with a bang. The story establishes Albert Stark as a self made coward living in the old west. His occupation as sheep herder has brought him to a deadly gunfight which begins Chapter One. A history of hatred for sheepmen among cattle ranchers began as a result of sheep grazing close to the ground and ruining pastures. This, among other contributions to the well being of the main character, leads to hilar...

4 Stars for A Million Ways to Die in the West (audiobook) by Seth MacFarlane read by Jonathan Franks. This was such a fun western farce. The characters were great and you can’t beat a western set in Arizona. But the best part of the audiobook is that Jonathan Franks narrates it. He has such a great voice. It was really fun hearing him narrate a western.

I got this free from the publisher (I was trying to win a signed copy for a family member who's a big fan of Mr MacFarlane's work, but got a runner-up prize of a non-signed copy).This definitely isn't a novel - I think even novelisation is too strong a word as it's just a film script with the bare minimum of bridging material inserted to make it look like a book. The humour centres on the fact that the "hero" Albert is looking at his 19th century surroundings with a 21st century sensibility and

Decent satire. There was one section towards the end that I thought was a waste of time & didn't need to be there.

Find all of my reviews at: http://52bookminimum.blogspot.com/ Okay okay okay. Wait just a second. Put down your torches so I can explain this rating. WAIT!!!! Don’t do that yet either. That’s very true, but it’s completely beside the point in this case. Let me begin my defense by saying in my house, I am the watcher of “American Dad” and “Family Guy." I’m the one who kept my children’s bedtime at 9:00 for an extra year so I could watch “Adult Swim” in peace. I’m the one who sings the “...

So, I do not usually read others review prior to writing my own. However, I did in this case, and I may be going against the norm. Oh well.I rarely read such humorous books, so I'm not sure what is generally expected. What I do know is what I expected out of this book, and it didn't disappoint. I laughed out loud quite often, which is what I was hoping for. This was a quick story full of laughs, vulgarity, and just plain ridiculousness. It may not have been historically accurate, or the characte...

Look, it's an admittedly thin story as either a screenplay or a novel, but both the movie and the book elicited multiple belly laughs from me, and give MacFarlane credit for what he accomplished with this novelization: He compensates for the prose medium's inability to convey sight gags (of which the movie abounds) with some very funny observational narration. It's an easy, undemanding read -- in no way essential but utterly enjoyable.

Honestly, I think Seth Macfarlane could have made this a bit more humorous, but it was still an interesting read. I laughed out loud about twice.

I love this movie because I have basically loved anything made by Seth MacFarlane since Family Guy first started so I may be bias. I have wanted to read the novelization of the movie for some time now so really glad I got around to it, even though I took a while to do so. Hilarious read that I highly enjoyed! Now I am going to go watch the movie again (I would hate to put a number on how many times I have seen the movie….yeah it has been THAT many times).

A Loony tale of the West Rating: 3.25 stars at best!If you're fan of Seth's movies or TV (Ted, Family Guy) you're familiar with his raunchy, over-the-top humor you'll love this story. Not only is it off the wall, it makes Dumb and Dumber look like an Oscar winner! Filled with outrageous pokes at Westerns, gun slingers and highly dysfunctional relationships, were it not for a town, you'd think it was a nut house! With an incompetent sheep herder as protagonist, a girlfriend who also happens to be...

It's not that sheep farmer Albert Stark doesn't work hard - he's just not very good at his job. Or his life, but so far he's managed to stay alive in the West, which is no easy task when everyone and everything want to kill you. (Don't chance it with the doctor. You're better off letting things be.)The plot is very basic: Girl dumps boy; and boy tries to earn back girl...until he realises that girl isn't really worth the effort. Especially considering there's a mysterious new woman in town who's...

If there was a line that a moral person shouldn't cross then Seth went over it about a million miles. With saying that, he's a brilliant writer and has an even more brilliant imagination.

This is a light snack with a long title.Not going to change the world, but it did brighten mine.Found myself laughing out loud as I read this at the bookstore. Yes, that’s where I read this. As much as I enjoy MacFarlane’s work paying close to $30 for a book (yes, I live in Canada where we have Universal Healthcare, but pay more for everything else) isn’t in my Broke and Obscure budget.Adapted from the screenplay (written by Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, and Wellesley Wild), this comical jawin’

2 starsUhmm... General thoughts? Weird, but funny (most of the time).(Spoilers in this review will be marked of course!)Short summaryThis book is about Albert Stark, a sheep farmer, who tries to avoid 'the million ways to die in the West'. He has 'the sweetest and most beautiful girlfriend in town' - or so he believes - until she decides to dump him. A lot of (weird/funny) things happen after that and Albert will learn a lot about himself.ExpectationsI expected a thrilling story about the 'Ameri...

Hilariously funny as you would expect from the creator of the Family Guy. A parody of a western with an unlikely hero, a down to earth love interest and hilarious co starring role of Edward, whose girlfriend is a whore but doesnt sleep with him cos they are christian. All the normal things that happen in a western take place, including gun fights and saloon brawls and murders, but all with tongue firmly in cheek making for an hilarious story bound to make you laugh (and gag in parts). Bit of lan...

Not even Jonathan Frakes could make this entertaining or tolerable.

I never would have picked this up if I didn't have a goal of reading westerns this year. Obviously not your typical western, but it still counts! This book was definitely Monty Python-esque! Jonathon Frakes did an awesome job narrating and really drew me in. At times this book was tacky and tasteless, but there were parts that were laugh out loud funny. Albert is snarky and hillarious and Anna is pretty bad ass!

Albert Stark lives in Old Stump, Arizona in the 1880s. As a failing sheep farmer, in a town of 75 people, Albert's spirits take a serious nose-dive after his girlfriend of a year and a half Louise, dumps him for Mr. Foy, the suave owner of the town's mustache shop. After his best friend Edward's failed attempts at making him feel better, things start to look grim for Albert, until the beautiful and mysterious Anna arrives in town, and takes her under her wing. The two hit it off instantly, and A...