Favourite Matthew Good Manifesto

[Kharmalina]

Ok so I'm sure many people here have read some if not all of Matt's manifestos. And I was just curious what people's favorite stories are?

My personal favorite is The Night Opus, but there are so many other greats as well.

[evan]

i cant remember almost any of them... the only ones that stick out were the random sidebar lists.

[MadeleineSix]

The story about Jenni.. I can't remember what it was called

[Scot]

the night opus.

[ze0ro]

Hard to choose. They are all pretty good.

[thefutureisxrated]

Porno Safari featuring Slappy Mutt Mutt and a hooker in a box.

[Ravenous Yam]

The Night Opus, and The Ditches on the Long Road Home.

[ToadMan]

It wasn't a box, it was a cage. It was supposed to be the ultimate domination aid.

 

Peace

[no yu begin wher i end]

'Night Opus' and 'Ditches on the Long Road Home' both stick out in my mind.

[derek.]

The Ditches on the Long Road Home, thanks for flying with us!, Porno Safari. water world 2. i think the ditches and porno safari would make good short films.

[Broken]

Night Opus

[guitarchick]

I liked the story about the guy with the hole in his head.

There's no way you can continue the story, it just ends.

No one ends a story the way that one ended. Atleast what I've read besides that.

It felt really good to read something so useless. It was almost relaxing to my brain.

By that I mean it was entertaining I guess lol.

Edited January 8, 2005 by guitarchick

[Mr. Chips]

My favourite is The Night Opus. That sorry is so sad.

 

"Because even now, after all that I have supposedly gained, I would trade it all for just ten minutes in a lousy Italian restaurant."

[MotherRocker]

I'd say my favorite is Should've Been A Super Villain. It's like a two in one with the story about the banana robots.

Also the one about his childhood connection with his dog, how he started the band, and the Nine Lives At The Dolphin House

[The_Rat_Who_Would_be_King]

I don't have the book on hand so I don't know the name o the direct quote, but the one about the connection with the dog is amazing jsut because right after his brain falls out he says "and that my friends is how I got my superpowers." Or atleast something similar. I think that's the best line in all literature.

[WinstonSmith357]

Milton Hadley is an epic masterpiece of short fiction. Poe, Hemingway and Green have nothing on this classic.

 

They will teach this one in the schools one day.

[derfel071]

For those that have read Mr. Good's manifestos, which is your favourite, and why?

[primetime_deliverance]

The Night Opus - partly because it is so epic and partly because sections of it ring home with me.

[Kyle86]

root beer popsicles

[inescapableus]

the killing of matthew good

[Selina]

For me, it's by far The Night Opus. It's an unforgettable, cleverly written story.

[kvanlierop]

How Debbie Parks Drowned in Cherry Jell-O

 

So very creative and funny as hell

[no yu begin wher i end]

Probably have to be Night Opus or the one about Milton Hadley (I don't remember its name).

[icantremember1989]

the ditches on a long road home.

[glo]

I've got to pull out the book. I don't even remember what it's called! I could try to explain it but then it'd just be like, you know the one with the thing that happens to the guy, and it would just be bad.