Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies, Chris Kluwe
Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies, Chris Kluwe
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Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies
On Myths, Morons, Free Speech, Football, and Assorted Absurdities

Author: Chris Kluwe

Narrator: Chris Kluwe

Unabridged: 5 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/25/2013


Synopsis

Hi. In your hands, right now, you hold the culmination of thousands of years of human intelligence, ingenuity, and brilliance. Now put your goddamn phone down and pay attention to my book.

What is in my book, you ask? (I'm really glad you asked, by the way, because now I get to tell you.)

Time travel. Gay marriage. Sportsballing. Futuristic goggles that DO NOTHING.

Tiny brags from my publisher, stuff like: "This is an uproarious, uncensored take on empathy, personal responsibility, and what it means to be human."

Excessive brags about myself: "An extraordinarily clever, punishingly funny, sharp-tongued blogosphere star, NFL player, husband and father, one-time violin prodigy, voracious lifetime reader, obsessive gamer, and fearless champion of personal freedom."

Oh, and also an essay on the Pope's Twitter account. Honestly, if that doesn't draw you in, there's no hope left for humanity. I also give my own funeral eulogy, in case you were hoping I'd go away and die now!

So please, join me in the glorious art of windmill tilting by reading this "collection of rousing, uncensored personal essays, letters, and stories" (I have no idea why that's in quotes).

Join the herd of Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies.

(You know you want to.)

About Chris Kluwe

Chris Kluwe is the author of the acclaimed non-fiction collection Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies, a contributor to Press Start To Play, and the lead designer of the tabletop card game Twilight of the Gods.A former NFL player, Kluwe has received wide attention for his TED talk about the future of technology, virtual reality, and empathy, and has been profiled in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marnie on September 05, 2013

I should probably give this book a 2 star rating. I skimmed a lot of the essays and was pretty glad to be done with it, but it's hard to do so because I get the feeling I would really like talking to Kluwe at a gathering. He seems thoughtful, well educated, funny, compassionate and we have similar v......more

Goodreads review by Katy on April 04, 2014

Book Info: Genre: Nonfiction/Essays Reading Level: Adult (language) Recommended for: Thinkers Trigger Warnings: mention of school shootings My Thoughts: I don't necessarily agree with all of Chris Kluwe's opinions (but then again the world would be mighty boring if everyone thought the same of everythin......more

Goodreads review by Bonnie on November 01, 2013

Chris Kluwe is a punter with the NFL. Formerly with the Minnesota Vikings, he now kicks for the Oakland Raiders. He is also a staunch supporter of marriage equality, has a penchant for writing letters to and about people who piss him off, and swears a lot. (Indeed--I've never seen such creative, lau......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on October 24, 2014

This book fascinated me. It was interesting to see a writer who was so aware of his own privelege, yet occasionally throw out opinions that were so clearly shaped by his position in society. From his analysis of mortgages (yes, you're right - I'm paying twice what my house is worth, but I have to be......more

Goodreads review by Gavin on September 11, 2016

$3 at Chapters discount bin on holiday...needed hotel reading. Worth every penny, not a ton more. He's interesting, but a whole book is just "the world is shitty people, we need to be better" not exactly helpful. Also he's kinda up his own ass quite a bit. I feel like he bought into his own hype after......more


Quotes

"The most interesting man in the N.F.L." -- The New York Times

"In a league (and sports climate) which has become one, long, repetitive sound bite, a guy who will actually say something meaningful." -- BleacherReport.com

"Chris Kluwe is a glimmering sparklepony of candor (and not afraid to dive fearlessly into the marriage equality debate)." -- Mother Jones