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Becky: The Throat Goat
Paperback
Series: Becky the Throat Goat, Book 1
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 15 2023
Pages: 28
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.07 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
In the land where horny goats dwell, Becky has developed a reputation. She has a particular gift. The other goats are aware of the gift. The farmers have discussed the gift. This book is about the gift, delivered in illustrated cartoon art with the cheerful sincerity of a nature documentary narrated by someone who knew exactly what they were doing with every single word choice. Becky does not apologize for her skills. This book does not apologize for existing. You are in good company.
Adult parody humor that lives entirely in what is not quite being said is a specific art form, and this book has mastered it. The words are technically innocent. The implications are not technically innocent. That gap between the sentence on the page and the sentence in your head is where all the jokes live, and this book has fully colonized that territory. You will read it once for the story and once because you cannot believe this was published, sold, and shipped to your door. Both readings are satisfying.
This Book IS For:- Adults who appreciate a punchline that was visible from the first page and lands harder every time you revisit it
- Fans of double entendre humor that never breaks character, never winks at the camera, never admits to anything
- Anyone who has ever deadpanned something wildly inappropriate and appreciated when the room caught up
- Gift-givers who want to hand someone something that looks harmless from across the room and is not
- People who read the title and are already composing an internal objection they plan to voice to the group
- Anyone who has ever used the phrase this is just not appropriate without a trace of irony or self-awareness
- Readers who believe all books about goats should be straightforwardly about goats and nothing more
- Gift recipients for whom the aftermath of opening this would create a diplomatic situation you're not prepared for
- Bachelorette parties... this book practically scripts an entire evening without any additional effort required
- White elephant exchanges where being remembered as the person who brought this is the stated goal
- Dirty Santa, Secret Santa, any Santa-adjacent gift occasion that has loosened its standards slightly
- Gag gifts for the friend who has been described, at least once, as a lot by someone who couldn't keep up
You are going to spend money on a gift regardless. The only question is whether that money produces a moment or produces clutter. A scented candle is clutter. A wine stopper shaped like a cat is clutter. A novelty calendar is clutter by January 12th. This book is a moment: specifically, the moment someone opens it, reads the first two pages, looks at you, reads two more, and looks at you again in a new and different way. No candle has ever done that.
Becky has a gift, and so does the person who wrote this, got it published, and continues to sleep soundly every night. It costs less than a decent bottle of wine, lasts longer, and generates more conversation per dollar than almost anything else in this price range. Buy it for someone who will love it. Buy it for someone who absolutely won't. Either way, someone in that room is about to have an evening they remember.
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