The Bar Tab Also Rises
A Lost Generation ComedyBy Brian Burns
Length4h 28m
About this audiobook
What if Hemingway's lost generation wasn't traumatized by war, but by their own spectacular ridiculousness?
Jake Barnes narrates the misadventures of spectacularly self-absorbed American expatriates in 1920s Paris and Spain. Robert Cohn is an interpretive dance champion. Lady Brett Ashley is literally cursed—every man who falls for her suffers catastrophic consequences: bankruptcies, heart attacks, and mysterious injuries. Her fiancé Mike watches his fortune evaporate in real-time while wearing a beer hat.
The chaos peaks at Pamplona's annual fiesta, featuring not the Running of the Bulls, but the Running of the Roosters.
Enter Pedro Romero, a nineteen-year-old rooster-fighting prodigy sponsored by a fried chicken empire. Brett sets her sights on him. Possessed poultry attacks ensue.
A hilarious parody where the only thing rising faster than the bar tab is the body count at the rooster fights.
Audiobook details
GenreHumor
Length4 hrs 28 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 20, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title Page
2Copyright Page
3Book I: The Tab Opens
4Chapter 1: Robert Cohn the Dance Champion
5Chapter 2: Cohn Discovers Ratty Rat
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6Chapter 3: Mimes and Pretending Yoga is Deep
7Chapter 4: Count Cholesterol and Foot Remedies
8Chapter 5: Cohn’s Unitard and the Curse Revealed
9Chapter 6: Vampire Harvey and Frances Unhinged
10Chapter 7: The Count’s Collapse and Brett’s Vaca
11Book II: The Tab Rises
12Chapter 8: A Pokémon Champ and a Beer Hat
13Chapter 9: Unwanted Guests and Torn ACLs
14Chapter 10: Cohn’s Secret and Broken Friendships
15Chapter 11: Circus Performers and Drinks Included
16Chapter 12: Trout Land and the Curse Expanded
17Chapter 13: She Has a Sister?
18Chapter 14: Love Blooms and Fortunes Turn Dark
19Chapter 15: Fiesta Begins and Roosters Strike
20Chapter 16: Vanity, Destiny and Montoya Weeps
21Chapter 17: Cohninator and Supreme Roosters
22Chapter 18: Roosters Reign and Heroes Fall
23Book III: The Tab Closes
24Chapter 19: Peace Found and Peace Interrupted
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