Avail Yourself Pawnee: The Greatest Town In America Outlined By Leslie Knope Displayed As Copy

is really somethin else This is LITERALLY the greatest book about Pawnee that I have ever read, A mustread for fans of Parks and Recreation, And, really, if you aren't a fan, you need to change that immediately, I'm going to paraphrase Dwight Schrute who once said, "Do you watch Parks and Recreation No Then you are an idiot, "for a fun addition to the parks and rec's world !
The universe of the series lives on with a lot of easter eggs and much more about the lovely fictional town of Pawnee lt

This is probably one of the best television series tiein products as it is actually written by the writing staff instead of someone completely separate.
Because of this it sounds and reads exactly like a product devised by Leslie Knope and the rest of the Parks department would release.
Many chortles lie within.

RIP, 'Lil Sebastian, This is, literally, the best book ever written,

One minor quibble I have with the book is the Brief Note on the Typeface on the last page, It says that the book is set in "Prairie Strong", designed by Jørgen Svensson in, etc, etc.

Then there is a "quote" by Alfred Barr, Jr, MOMA's famed curator which reads:
"Jørgen Svensson's 'Prairie Strong' is exactly the same as Times New Roman, Literally. He simply took Times New Romanan extremely famous and popular font, mind youand copied it, and claimed it was a new thing that he invented.
It's preposterous. It's just exactly,the same, "

. Times New Roman was designed in,

. "Prairie Strong" is nothing like Times New Roman, Even a nontype nerd like me could figure that out, Look at the contrast between thick and thin strokes of Times in the Sweetums letter in Appendix, then look at the typeface used for most of the rest of the bookbarely any contrast at all.
Definitely not the same font,

Sorry for getting all nerdy on ya, I have a tendency to freak out over type issues, like the Great IKEA Verdanapocalypse of, I wasnt sure this was an actual book but I did just see it on tv so thought Id fancy a shot at looking it up and its actually real isnt that something.
this is LITERALLY the best book i have ever read,

pages of laughs, pawnee: the greatest town in america embodies everything awesome about the best television show ever, parks and recreation, in book form.
worried about losing the unique voices of the characters don't worry, they are mentioned plenty in this amazing, hilarious book,

actually, "hilarious" doesn't begin to cover it, my brother and sister were asking my parents, "why is he laughing so much" for real, every page brought a new laugh or seven, and while i admit the book did lose a bit of steam toward the end, that's just because i read the whole thing in one sitting, and my eye became increasingly impatient.


lots of stunningly hilarious visuals and essays from your favorite characters in pawnee combine with a rich historical background to paint a picture of everyone's favorite town.





result gathered in astudy by me I'm a big fan of parks amp rec so I had to have this book.
This book isn't, by any means, supposed to be good or deep or meaningful, it's just fun to have and to flip through every now and again.
I read little bits and pieces of this in between reading more heavier books to clear my mind a little and it worked, For that I give itstars, Hilarious! If you are a fan of Parks amp Rec, you should definitely read this book, The creativity of the writers astounds me the lengths they've went to create a detailed history, culture, and profile of a fictional town, The "voices" in the book are true to the characters and the show, All around this is just a great, easy, fun read that will definitely have you laughing! This is a really clever book, and I like it for the same reason I like parks amp rec the sense of humor is good natured and isn't really aimed at putting people down except for Jerry.
It's just about the absurdity of a small town how small things can seem much more important than they warrant, But it also has a lot of affection for the small town lifestyle and kinda has the premise that it's not stupid to be proud of where you live, wherever that may be.


I realize this is a bit dramatic for a review of a humor book tied into a prime time tv show, but the afterword made me a little wistful.
Also beer. This was so funny!! I highly recommend to any fans of Parks and Rec, It totally felt like it was written be Leslie, and I read the whole thing with her voice in my head, The chapters written by all the other side characters were great too and they all sounded exactly like their character, How interesting

I've been a fan of the hit show Parks and Recreation since it started airing in,
That's a lie, I watched the first three four seasons on Netflix this past summer in like a week, I also watched so many other shows on Netflix over the summer, . . I have an addictive personality, coupled with a newfound TV addiction, so that's fun, Anyway, I fell in love with the show and it became one of my favorite shows, Sadly, I have decided to not continue watching the current fifth season on TV right now because it is on Thursday nights and I would rather finish homework/studying or go to bed early, if I am given the chance which I am not but that might be partly due to my tendencies to procrastinate.


I thought this book was okay, It had a lot of the charm from Leslie and the other characters, but other times it felt like poorly written fanfiction or an unofficial novel adaptation.
The book is sprinkled with pictures of the town of Pawnee and surprisingly poor quality photos of the actors, I would suggest that you watch the series before reading this, because I think you will have trouble understanding a lot of the content and "inside jokes", if you will.
Not inside jokes so much as just information that appears in episodes that could be confusing,

It took me less than a day to read this, I probably won't buy it, but I wouldn't be opposed to receiving it as a gift, It might be cool I guess to flip through it to learn more about what the characters are referencing in the episodes, Welcome to Pawnee: More Exciting than New York, More Glamorous than Hollywood, Roughly the Same Size as Bismarck, North Dakota,

In Pawnee, Leslie Knope as played by Amy Poehler on NBC's hit show "Parks and Recreation" takes readers on a hilarious tour through her hometown, the Midwestern haven known as Pawnee, Indiana.
The book chronicles the city's colorful citizens and hopping nightlife, and also explores some of the most hilarious events from its crazy historylike the time the whole town was on fire, its ongoing raccoon infestation, and the cult that took over in thes.
Packed with laughoutloudfunny photographs, illustrations, and commentary by the other inhabitants of Pawnee, it's a mustread that will make you enjoy every moment of your stay in the Greatest Town in America.


Praise for Pawnee:

"Carrying this book around is a good way of picking up girls with glasses, " Tom Haverford

"I have read over four books, and this is by far the one that has me in it the most.
" Andy Dwyer

"Literally the greatest endeavor of human creativity in the history of mankind, " Chris Traeger As a more recent convert to the Church of Parks and Recreation, I have to admit that I had no clue what I was missing before.
The show is hilarious, packed with laughs and oohs and aahs and even moments where I tear

up a little, When a friend purchased this book for me as a birthday present, I dug into it impatiently and reveled in each and every moment.
Savoring this book was out of the question, The only answer was to eat up each page voraciously and then feel sorry for myself when I reached the end and found there to be no more laughs and fun tidbits that only add to the story.


PAWNEE: THE GREATEST TOWN IN AMERICA is the perfect companion piece to a show that is so perfect in so many ways.
So so so so so! PAWNEE incorporates characters from the show with back story on the town that weve never seen or heard before, such as historical information on the founding of Pawnee to the guide to the citys restaurants and famous raccooninfested parks.
Although I generally dont read television or movie tieins outside of books about the creation of a film along the line of LORD OF THE RINGS or ALIENS my favorite movie ever, just saying, I was drooling over the chance to read this book.


If you are a fan of Parks and Recreation, trust me you need this book, You just need this book, and really, thats all I can say about this book, And if you havent seen Parks and Recreation, go buy a months worth of Netflix and watch the first few seasons, Fall in love with Pawnee and the characters, And then buy this book and fall in love with it,

VERDICT: Although focused on seasoned Parks and Recreation fans, this book is a diehard fans new best friend, combining tidbits from the show and new information that you NEED to know! A great companion.
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