Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead (Genes and Gender; 7)

by Eric Bogosian

Book Overview

"Combustibly funny... Bogosian explodes and crackles like a lit firecracker that just won't quit." - Jan Stewart, New York Newsday "Sheer virtuosity." - Nancy Franklin, New Yorker In his fifth,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559360968
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.2" x 5.1"

Customer Reviews

Classic Bogosian. Dark, cutting, insightful and deeply funny.

'Pounding nails' is an excellent showcase of Bogosian's one-man-show style of writing monolouges. It is a series of scenes in which the characters he portrays speak directly to the audience, or to another unseen character offstage. It is a very dark, critical, and insightful take on the contemporary American way of life, as seen through the eyes of the various characters that populate the script. Although cynical and often very funny, the characters posses a striking level of humanity that you don't often see from other cynical comedians/writers. Overall, an excellent script that is a must for anyone interested in theatre, which can be performed by a solo artist, or by a series of actors.

Smart, raw and funny

Bogosian's work just keeps getting sharper and wittier. That may be an overstatement - I think I prefer Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll - but as is his norm, he's got funny characters living great little stories. I love his work, and this is no exception.

A KICK BUTT READ

An Excellent read. I'm using some parts of this book for several two minute monologues (For contemporary parts). My favorites is the Molecules read, I've lived and met that guy.

Funny, disturbing, a must read

These monologues are his best that i have read. He has sharpened his skill beyond what it was in "Sex Drugs, Rock & Roll" while maintaining his energy and cutting insight. Read this book, buy it for yourself and for friends

This book is my personal battle cry

"Blow Me," the final piece of writing in this book, sums up my entire exsistence. For a long time after buying this book, I read the monologe daily. It seems to confirm every negative thought I've ever had about American life. And the strategies that Bogosian offers to survive it don't seem that irrational. Who doesn't long to feel something real for just two or three seconds? Bogosian's work as a whole seems to pin point the reality in America's superficial facade. You might find his work extreme or offensive. But you can't hide from the awesome truth of it. And if you don't agree with me, well, BLOW ME.