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Shawn’s memoir, My Pet Virus: The True Story of a Rebel Without a Cure, was published by the Penguin Group. Here’s what people think about it!
“Maybe if I had Shawn’s talent and resilience I wouldn’t be such a mess.”
Augusten Burroughs
“Shawn Decker takes on a deadly topic with astonishing grace. Enlightening, compassionate, hilarious.”
John Berendt
“Never wallows in self-pity. My Pet Virus is a sweet reminder that, no matter how bad things get, there’s no reason to stop laughing.”
Entertainment Weekly
“Uninhibited laugh-out-loud humor… Decker has a real gift for blue-collar humor. Crude and rude but big-hearted and unbiased.”
USA Today
“Decker is a one-liner machine.”
The San Francisco Chronicle
“Stoked by the author’s boundless, good-natured charm, his story pops with an effervescent sense of humor that never falters.”
Kirkus Review
“I could not put the book down… it is fabulous! Superb! Excellent!”
Shawn’s mom