Seth MacFarlane's A Million Ways to Die in the West
A Novel
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Publisher Description
From the creator of Family Guy and director of Ted comes a hilarious first novel that reinvents the Western.
Mild-mannered sheep farmer Albert Stark is fed up with the harsh life of the American frontier, where it seems everything and anything can kill you: Duels at high noon. Barroom brawls. Poisonous snakes. Cholera-infected drinking water. Tumbleweed abrasion. Something called “toe-foot.” Even a trip to the outhouse. Yes, there are a million ways to die in the wild, wild West, and Albert plans to avoid them all. Some people think that makes him a coward. Albert calls it common sense. But when his girlfriend dumps him for the most insufferable guy in town, Albert decides to fight back—even though he can’t shoot, ride, or throw a punch. Fortunately, he teams up with a beautiful gunslinger who’s tough enough for the both of them. Unfortunately, she’s married to the biggest, meanest, most jealous badass on the frontier. Turns out Albert has just discovered a million and one ways to die in the West.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Seth MacFarlane—creator of the animated TV series Family Guy—has written a hysterically funny spoof of cowboy westerns. Albert Stark has the great misfortune of living in the frontier town of Old Stump (population: 75), where his neighbors offend his sensibility by showing up 15 minutes late to a high-noon showdown and administering first aid without washing their hands. MacFarlane’s raucous fish-out-of-water story is being made into a star-studded movie starring MacFarlane himself, along with Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson, and many others.
Customer Reviews
A great read!
Well told. Fun to read.
Great read
Hard to put down, very funny. @&$! You, Seth, that much talent shouldnt be amassed into a single person.
Sorry Seth
I love Family Guy and I'm delighted that Seth MacFarlane spearheaded the resurrection of Cosmos, but this just wasn't funny. Neither the movie nor the book.