Me and Mr. Cigar

By: Gibby Haynes

Narrated by: Matt Godfrey, Brian Hutchison, Gibby Haynes - Introduction

From the wild and wonderful mind of Gibby Haynes - world-famous Butthole Surfers front man/lyricist and self-proclaimed eternal Texan adolescent - comes the surreal tale of 17-year-old Oscar Lester and his trusted dog, Mr. Cigar.

Oscar and his dog have made a pretty good life for themselves, despite the fact that Oscar’s family has all but vanished - his father is dead; his mother has a new boyfriend. His older sister, Rachel, fled five years ago...right after Mr. Cigar bit off her hand.

Despite the freak accident, Oscar knows his dog is no menace. Mr. Cigar is a loyal protector: a supernatural creature that can exact revenge, communicate telepathically, and manipulate car doors and windows with ease. So, when Rachel - now 22 and an artist living in New York - calls out of the blue and claims she’s being held hostage, Oscar sees an opportunity to make things right between them.

He races north, intent on both saving Rachel and fleeing the mysterious evil forces targeting his dog. And it’s only by embarking on this dual quest that Oscar starts to untangle his own life and understand the bizarre reality of Mr. Cigar.

©2020 Gibby Haynes (P)2019 Recorded Books

Critic reviews

“It takes a book as hilarious, bizarre, profane, and heartfelt as Me & Mr. Cigar to truly convey the surreality of coming of age as a teenage boy. This book hit this former teenage boy and new dog owner right in the heart, by way of the gut.” (Jeff Zentner, Morris Award-winning author of The Serpent King and Goodbye Days)

Thank you Gibby, and also thanks to the team!!

A delightful romp into the hither to realms of sci fi and sentimentality. At first, i thought this would be suitable for children, like or young one: should've known better. was hoping Gibby would have narrated it himself, but that's quite alright he didn't. Enjoyable and impressive by all accounts and hope there might be more, but it is fine if there isn't. Thanks to Gibby, and all who assisted in bringing this here.

Great read for both YA and adult!

Very enjoyable! As a former middle school English teacher I appreciate how this would appeal to that age group. It's not the least bit condescending. That said, I'm sure some authority figures will take exception to some of the subject matter and language, making it all the more attractive to the YA audience.

I chose this book because I am a long-time fan of BH Surfers and was curious if Gibby would carry over any of that aesthetic to his writing. I was not disappointed. The storytelling is exciting in its unpredictability. The characters are uniquely interesting in their speech and internal voices.

Great story

Wonderful story easy to follow & fun to listen too, great narration gives this story the extra edge,

Quirky story with too much unnecessary drug usage

The prologue is the best part of this book. The rest is confusing disjointed story with illogical chapters, many only several sentences long. I want my time back from this one.

Loveable

Sweet, odd and so funny. Please someone film this. I Found this by chance AND totally surprise me. Love you Gibby