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Allison Hawn was born in Idaho and has spent her life obtaining adventures. The daughter of a musician, she was brought up all over the United States with occasional dalliances into foreign lands. She holds a degree in psychology from Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho, where she also had a weekly humor column with a small time newspaper The Crusader. Life is a Circus Run By a Platypus is her first creative published work. She currently resides in Spokane, Washington, where she works with the homeless population, domestic violence victims, and other disenfranchised populations to help them find employment, but calls a myriad of locations home.
Reviewed by Tania Staley for Readers' Favorite
Life is a Circus Run by a Platypus is a laugh-out-loud trip through the often hilarious and surreal life of Allison Hawn. Author Allison Hawn has a way of constantly getting herself into awkward, odd, and downright ridiculous situations her entire life. This collection of short memoirs will have readers wondering if there is a cosmic force driving Hawn’s life into hilarity. Readers will be privy to the everyday adventures of her life — school, dating, concerts, and work — that somehow always seem to take a turn for the weird. With a quick wit and biting sarcasm, Allison Hawn tells some of her more amusing anecdotes from her life, which includes surviving mosh pits, pet sitting twenty-pound cats, contracting unknown illnesses, and much more. These stories will remind readers to take life a little less seriously and enjoy the excitement and weirdness that come with everyday life.
Allison Hawn is a very funny and quick witted writer, and her novel is a very enjoyable read. She has a very sarcastic, bordering on bitter at times, sense of humor that people can relate to. Who hasn’t felt that their day resembled something from the world’s most awkward sitcom, or wondered how their day could get worse or weirder? Her tales are short, making this the perfect book for someone who needs a quick laugh. In fact, I believe this book would actually be better received when read a little at a time, so that readers can appreciate her odd and over-the-top humor and the absurdity of her tales. I recommend this book for anyone who needs a reminder of life’s little oddities and simply needs a good laugh. I hope to read more from Allison Hawn.
