A Million Ways to Die in the West by Seth MacFarlane

A Million Ways to Die in the West by Seth MacFarlane

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

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. "Un"fortunately, 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. "From the Hardcover edition."

My Review:

So, I do not usually read others reviews prior to writing my own. However, I did in this case, and I may be going against the norm. Oh well.

I rarely read such humorous books, so I'm not sure what is generally expected. What I do know is what I expected out of this book, and it didn't disappoint. I laughed out loud quite often, which is what I was hoping for.



This was a quick story full of laughs, vulgarity, and just plain ridiculousness. It may not have been historically accurate, or the characters may not have been fully developed, but that didn't matter. I got the gist of things well enough to have enjoyed myself. I even talked about this book with my significant other more than most other books because it piqued his interest. We haven't seen the movie yet, but it's next on our watchlist.

Favorite Quote:

“Don’t go snackin’ if you been tobaccin’.”

Read from November 25 to December 03, 2014

Top 5 Genres*: Fiction, Humor, Western, Humor/Comedy, Novels
*According to Goodreads
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My ratings system
5 stars - I absolutely loved it
4 stars - Good book and would recommend
3 stars - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
2 stars - Not good, but was able to finish it
1 stars - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the
author)

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