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It's a Slippery Slope
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Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 812.54
EAN: 9780374525231
ISBN: 0374525234
Label: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 112
Publication Date: 1997-09-30
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Studio: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Within a year, the familiar boundaries of Spalding Gray's existence have been altered by betrayal, love, lust and loss. He suddenly marries his longtime companion, and divorces her just as quickly; he moves in with his girlfriend, Kathie, who bears him a son; and he learns, against all odds, to ski. But not even his mastery of the much-feared right turn can prepare him for the exhilarating experience of fatherhood. A brilliant improvisation with as many twists and turns as a double-diamond course, It's a Slippery Slope explores how one man survives a mid-life crisis by finding his balance on skis.
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Summary: Get ready to dance around a cauldron and drop a frog into a pot
Comment: In what must have been, for lack of a better term, a turbulent time for Gray the metaphor of skiing became striking and profound. This monologue, which isn't as funny as Gray's Anatomy for example, is initially a bit directionless. Perhaps intentionally though, as the last half or so is quite compelling, even frightening, in it's emotional nakedness and the clarity with which he expresses the tumult of those days.
So I can't respond to this in the same manner as Gray's Anatomy, which proved reverential and somewhat calming. It's a Slippery Slope is deeper, uneasy, fraught in the ways of mania and adulthood, and heart-rendering too.
Coming to Gray post-mordem is saddening, as his writing is exceptional and he took many untold stories...
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Summary: Going Down
Comment: As usual Spalding Gray has done it again.Very entertaining and witted.Just love the audio too, can never get enough of Spalding.I highly recommend all his works.
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Summary: Boy has Spald ever sunk to the bottom!
Comment: Every year a buddy and I take a driving trip across North America. Traditionaly we read a Spalding Gray monologue aloud to each other along the way (in my opinion they are much better when heard and not read) This year we took The Slippery Slope and found the humour not as cutting or satirical and found it difficult to laugh at the author's challenges because of their typical and mundane nature. The out loud laughter and memorable quotes that I love and look forward to and have always found in a Spalding Gray book just seemed missing! Redeem yourself Spald crank another one out!!!!!!
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Summary: I didn't read it, but I just saw him perform it!
Comment: Each adventure with Spalding is a little different. But the issues always remain the same, Spalding is an intensely neurotic individual with an over developed fear of death. But that is why we love him. It is not always what he says, but more how he says it. After seeing Spalding perform his monologue live I have four things to do; make a mental note to see him perform at any chance, rewatch his videos, read some of his books, and start keeping a journal.
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Summary: A masterful portrayal of the triumph of the human spirit.
Comment: I haven't read the book version of Spalding Grey's latest monologue, however, I did have the wonderful opportunity to see him perform it live. I was, naturally, overwhelmed. Mr. Gray takes the audience on a journey from the mountains of Colorado to the innermost reaches of his soul. Certainly his most personal monologue yet (beat that), "It's a Slippery Slope" explores facets of Spalding Gray's personality never before reached. A definite winner!
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