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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “This is better than a bath in Dr. Bronner's pure castile soap, and more informative, too. I bet you don't know half a dozen hobo names at present, but think of who you can impress after you memorize a list of 700 hobo names! Do you know the presidents who had hooks for hands? What a furry...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “I know that John Hodgman is part of Daily Show fame and whatnot, but I really didn't think this book was humorous. Most of the time I was scratching my head, thinking..."now how is THIS humorous?". That said, I did laugh out loud a couple times, and STILL read his second book.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Funny, but a little too silly and self-indulgent. ”
Jesse O wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“wonderful groaner humor”
Andrea P wrote this review Tuesday, October 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was the funniest book I read, until the sequel came out.”
Brennan D wrote this review Monday, July 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I know that John Hodgman is part of Daily Show fame and whatnot, but I really didn't think this book was humorous. Most of the time I was scratching my head, thinking..."now how is THIS humorous?". That said, I did laugh out loud a couple times, and STILL read his second book. ”
Colette B wrote this review Sunday, May 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“You can only take John Hodgman in small bites. If you're going to read a book of his, it's best to read small bits at a time. After a while of just plowing through the chapters, you get a little worn down by his silliness. But some of the stuff was SO FREAKING BIZARRE that I loved it. It's a funny book to have lying around for company to flip through. Almost like a Dave Barry book - only way weirder.”
Paul S wrote this review Wednesday, April 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A potato chip. Fun, but not filling.”
KSD wrote this review Friday, January 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Okay, I only heard of Hodgman due to the Apple ads. Being the good Apple fanboy I am, I delved a bit into him on Wikipedia and realised he has written a book. I read an excerpt somewhere and it had me smirking. I purchased the book and goddamn, I was crying with laughter.
decryption wrote this review Friday, January 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I read Areas of my Expertise on the train and I had to put it away when I came across the section on lobsters as people were staring at me laughing to myself.
I have never enjoyed a book so much in a long, long time. It's so absurd, but with a hint of truth to make you second guess. I loved it. Not everyone will, granted. But if you like a bit of off-beat, cynical humour, you'll enjoy it too.”
“This book will make you laugh so hard you will either cry or wet yourself!”
moik wrote this review Saturday, November 29 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
