Wigfield: The Can-Do Town That Just May Not

by Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Stephen Colbert

Book Overview

Wigfield is a town in danger. Built directly in front of a massive dam, this bucolic hideaway will soon be flooded when the dam is torn down by the state government to restore the salmon run. Wigfield's only hope lies in the self-righteous, self-aggrandizing, self-involved 'journalist' Russell Hokes, who arrives hoping to capture the quiet dignity of the disappearing American Small Town. However, Wigfield is neither quiet nor dignified. And as the date of Wigfield's destruction draws nearer, Hokes casts about like a cork in a typhoon desperate to find something about Wigfield worth documenting--or saving. Told through interviews with its many colorful residents, and accompanied by photos of the authors in character, Wigfield is a razor-sharp satire by three major talents.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786868120
• ISBN13: 9780786868124
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

The Comedic Trio of Colbert, Sedaris, and Dinello work magic once more!!

You can always count on these three to come up with something humorous, witty, and highly enjoyable. Wigfield is no different. I can't imagine reading Wigfield as a book without the audio, however, because the authors do the narration. They know how the writing was meant to be portrayed, and so they read Wigfield to us as it was meant to be heard. Half of the laughs come from the witty lines; the rest from the hysterical narration. Don't miss out!

Unique and funny!

Sharp, quick whit. If you like edgy comedy you will love this! For all the bad reviews, it must have just been over their heads.

one of the funniest audiobooks I've heard

If you like Stephen Colbert's work on the Daily Show and Harvey Birdman, you'll love this audiobook. He does most of the narration. The writing is clever and the voices are great. This is one of the funniest audiobooks I've ever heard, and I've heard all of the David Sedaris books. I rent a fair number of audiobooks, and this is the first one that I wanted to purchase after I heard it.

the strangers connection rules

I got the tape and loved it. You have the added benefit of character voices. But the writing is so great that I'm sure the book reads just as well, if you're into that kind of thing (reading and all).

Laughing all the way to Bismarck

I bought the audio CD of this book to have something to pass the time on a 4-day solo moving adventure. I couldn't have asked for a better book to listen to while I drove through Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois! The wit and comedic timing is superb, and the book, while wonderfully written, couldn't have been read by a better team. They do innumerable voices for their characters and just the plain quick wit of the story caused me to laugh all the way down I-90.