Tinsel
- Author Hank Stuever
- Narrator Ray Porter
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Run Time 10 hours and 19 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Humour, Popular culture, Religious Festivals.
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What to expect
In Tinsel, Hank Stuever searches out the most outlandish cultural excesses as well as the secret beauties of modern America’s half-trillion-dollar Christmas holiday.
When Stuever’s narrative begins, he’s standing in line with the people waiting to purchase flat-screen TVs at Best Buy on Black Friday. From there he follows Tammy Parnell, the proprietor of “Two Elves with a Twist,” a company that decorates other people’s houses for Christmas; Jeff and Bridgett Trykoski, owners of that one house every town has with Christmas decorations visible from space; and single mother Caroll Cavazos, who hopes that the life-affirming moments of Christmas might overcome the struggles of the rest of the year. Steuver’s portraits are at once humane, heartfelt, revealing—and very, very funny.
Critics Review
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“Laugh-out-loud funny…Stuever’s keen eye misses very little.”
USA Today -
“Cultural anthropology at its most exuberant.”
New Yorker -
“Wry, compelling, and telling commentary on the state of giving, getting, and celebrating in the holiday season.”
Huffington Post -
“Fascinating…Stuever unwraps both appalling consumerism and genuine holiday spirit—sometimes in the same package—and treats the people he writes about with respect and affection, even when they’re doing things he can’t quite believe.”
Tampa Bay Times -
“What stands out most in Tinsel is Stuever’s genuine interest in his subjects…[His] fascination with and empathy for the human experience are abundant.”
Minneapolis Star Tribune -
“A nice antidote to the blizzard of obligations, expectations, and traditions that bury us at the end of each year.”
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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