You, Me, and Ulysses S. Grant, Brad Neely
You, Me, and Ulysses S. Grant, Brad Neely
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You, Me, and Ulysses S. Grant
A Farcical Biography

Author: Brad Neely

Narrator: Brad Neely

Unabridged: 11 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/23/2024

Synopsis

A comically unorthodox “biography” Spanning from the birth of Ulysses S. Grant until his victory over the Confederacy, You, Me, and Ulysses S. Grant gives us an honest portrait of an American hero who struggled to balance love, soldiering, and the attainment of the American Dream. Taking the accessible, pop history of Coe’s You Never Forget Your First and adding more of the nerdy, punk humor of Rainn Wilson or Judd Apatow, You, Me, and Ulysses S. Grant is for both history and humor readers alike. Examining the validity of biography by hilariously breaking all the form's rules, this book removes the pomp to deliver a hopeful message of human potential: that the heroes we now venerate were also flawed, flesh and blood individuals and that we, too, are never too small to achieve great things. In bringing Grant to life, Brad Neely may have created his greatest cult classic yet.

About Brad Neely

Brad Neely is an American comic book artist and television writer/producer known for his work on television series such as South Park, China, IL, and Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio. He is responsible for the web series I Am Baby Cakes and The Professor Brothers, and he also created the short George Washington and the Harry Potter spoof Wizard People, Dear Reader. His original content can be found on his website, creasedcomics.com. Neely lives with his wife and their daughter in Los Angeles.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mike on February 06, 2024

Brad Neely's Wizard People, Dear Reader had a monumental impact on me when I was a teen, and listening to the audiobook of You, Me, And Ulysses S. Grant felt like coming home after so many years to find that home never stopped loving me, that home has only appreciated in value and beauty over the ye......more

Goodreads review by Sean on April 03, 2024

Would cut off my right arm and walk around with the bloodied stump exposed to have a tenth of this comedy writing talent. Fuck me, man. It’s stupid good. In between dizzying combinations of 360° no-scope jokes, Brad Neely somehow finds the time to meditate on the nature of history, humanity, and the......more

Goodreads review by Laika on May 29, 2024

Consistently funny. Highly recommend the audiobook version as this is basically a sequel to "Dear Wizard People" although the shift in subject matter from Harry Potter to the Civil War means the goofy narrator gets to speak with surprising moral clarity about American slavery and the different ways......more

Goodreads review by Zane on February 10, 2024

A singular work of holy comedic brilliance. Part biography, part cartoon madness, all poetry, of Grant, of Bigfoots, of Cump, of blood congealed like baked cheese on pudding, of ants crawling into the mound of your brain's sandpile, of witches, and hairy, wired testicles clinging to great grandma me......more

Goodreads review by Laura on July 04, 2024

A goddamn delight. I listened to the audiobook (recommended) but also plan to buy a physical copy to really drill down on and appreciate the purplest of prose, the wonderfully unexpected turns of phrase. This here is a rich text. Study it accordingly.......more

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