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The Man Who Ate the 747
The Man Who Ate the 747 | Ben Sherwood
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This is the story of the greatest love, ever.... J. J. Smith, Keeper of the Records for The Book of Records, is an ordinary man searching for the extraordinary. J.J. has clocked the worlds longest continuous kiss. He has verified the lengthiest single unbroken apple peel. He has tasted the worlds largest menu item. But J.J. has never witnessed great love. That is, until he comes to a tiny town in the American heartland. Here J.J. discovers a world record attempt like no other. Piece by piece, a farmer is eating a Boeing 747 to prove his love for a woman. But when J.J. unexpectedly falls in love with the same woman, a woman as outwardly cynical as he is, J.J. learns why records are made to be broken...and why the greatest wonders in life can never be measured. From the Paperback edition.
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keithmalek
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Panpan

Sugar-sweet, folksy, Midwestern charm drips off of every page of this atrociously bad novel, one in which every character enjoys a happy ending, like something out of a shitty Disney movie. This novel is about the Guinness Book of World Records, and the reader can't help but feel that Sherwood is trying to get into the record book for writing the corniest novel of all time. #2024Book30

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keithmalek
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Obsessive repulsive.😅

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willaful
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1. I chose my own name! My birth name started to feel childish to me and had other associations I didn't like. I chose Willa for a number of associations but one is in honor of my theater teacher, whose name is Wilma. Though I utterly hate when anyone calls me Wilma. 😁

2. IIRC, I read the tagged book on my 40th birthday, and it put the name “Willa“ into my mind.

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Jas16
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A book about a man who ate a #bigjetplane to prove his love. #tuneintonovember

That-Bookish-Hiker This is a great book! 7y
Cinfhen Really??? It was great??? It sounds over the top!!! @That-Bookish-Hiker I'll need to check it out 😂 7y
That-Bookish-Hiker @Cinfhen its been years since I‘ve read it but I remember after reading it liked it enough to gift it to a friend for their bday and they loved it. I‘m not sure if I‘d like it now because my life has changed and my state of my mind is different. 7y
Cinfhen I can relate to that sentiment @That-Bookish-Hiker (edited) 7y
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