Love Sick: A Smoldering Look at Love, Lust, and Marriage

by Michael J. Nelson, Charles S. Anderson Design Company (Illustrator)

From the bodice-busting covers of Harlequin romances to personal ads to wedding cake toppers, romantic subjects have thrived in the fertile soil of American modern-age media and pop culture. Brought to Abrams by the creators of the successful Happy Kitty Bunny Pony: A Saccharine Mouthful of Super Cute, Love Sick celebrates the many facets of love: dating, marriage, heartbreak, sex, and strange, thin men in shorts with funny socks!

Containing more than 200 images from the print and advertising archives of Charles S. Anderson Design Company in combination with a sharply hilarious text by Michael J. Nelson, the main writer and host of the legendary Mystery Science Theater 3000, Love Sick is a steamy, kitsch, and campy testament to America's love of LOVE. So grab a cozy spot by the fire, snuggle up with the one you love, and see if either of you recognizes yourself in Love Sick.

Genres: Nonfiction, Art, Humor

176 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2005

About the author

Michael J. Nelson is an actor, writer, director, and musician who served as head writer for ten seasons, and on-air host for five seasons, of the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000. He was also the composer of most of MST3K's original music, and is coauthor of The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Amazing Colossal Episode Guide (1996).

Reviews

[Louis Schuh · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little too risque for me.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another pop art book with commentary by Michael J. Nelson. This one is about romance and love- sort of. The commentary as is typical is not always super-funny, but it's good enough to be entertaining and a relaxing read.

Note: This is not for young readers. There are some pictures that are not appropriate for younger readers (in a teacher/mom opinion).

[Emily Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

I admit, at this point I was too poor to keep buying his mocking art design books, but I did buy this. It's the last one I bought. He put out another, but hell, sixteen bucks a book (with so little writing) is ridiculous. Thank god he started Rifftrax!!

[Molly Patton · Rating 2 out of 5]

Michael J. Nelson is a funny guy, but this book didn't appeal to me at all. Perhaps if they had used vintage art, or famous art. Instead, the art seemed to be from one particular company's archive. With only that to work with, it limited the potential... and the funny.

Oh well.

[Allysen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very humorous. I'd say read it in the book store if you've got 30 minutes.

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Both funny and beautifully presented. The camp, retro illustrations are gorgeous. A must-read/view/buy!

[Cindy · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars for the illustrations, 3 stars for the humor.

[Mrs Reddy Katzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book not as good as Goth Icky the other book in the series but fun none the less im nto sure it's worth keeping though i may pass this book on rather than keep it on my shelf

[Erica Chang · Rating 5 out of 5]

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