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votesforwomen's review against another edition
4.0
Hilarious? Wonderful? Humorous doesn't begin to sum up how funny this book is. There were a couple of stories that made absolutely no sense, but that was okay.
My favorites, in order:
1. A Literary Nightmare
2. The Stolen White Elephant
3. Journalism in Tennessee
4. About Barbers
Definitely read this one, if you're looking for some fluffy and funny classic short stories! I enjoyed these wayyyyy more than I liked Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer (which isn't saying much; I hate both of those books with all my soul).
CONTENT:
A little humorous violent content; "Journalism in TN" in particular relies on dark humor to get its point across, but that's okay. The only thing I'd really mention is that in "The Private History of a Campaign that Failed," the narrator kills a man during the Civil War and is plagued with guilt over it. But otherwise there's no ill content whatsoever--just hilarity!
Definitely recommend!
My favorites, in order:
1. A Literary Nightmare
2. The Stolen White Elephant
3. Journalism in Tennessee
4. About Barbers
Definitely read this one, if you're looking for some fluffy and funny classic short stories! I enjoyed these wayyyyy more than I liked Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer (which isn't saying much; I hate both of those books with all my soul).
CONTENT:
A little humorous violent content; "Journalism in TN" in particular relies on dark humor to get its point across, but that's okay. The only thing I'd really mention is that in "The Private History of a Campaign that Failed," the narrator kills a man during the Civil War and is plagued with guilt over it. But otherwise there's no ill content whatsoever--just hilarity!
Definitely recommend!
faiththompson416's review against another edition
4.0
Hilarious? Wonderful? Humorous doesn't begin to sum up how funny this book is. There were a couple of stories that made absolutely no sense, but that was okay.
My favorites, in order:
1. A Literary Nightmare
2. The Stolen White Elephant
3. Journalism in Tennessee
4. About Barbers
Definitely read this one, if you're looking for some fluffy and funny classic short stories! I enjoyed these wayyyyy more than I liked Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer (which isn't saying much; I hate both of those books with all my soul).
CONTENT:
A little humorous violent content; "Journalism in TN" in particular relies on dark humor to get its point across, but that's okay. The only thing I'd really mention is that in "The Private History of a Campaign that Failed," the narrator kills a man during the Civil War and is plagued with guilt over it. But otherwise there's no ill content whatsoever--just hilarity!
Definitely recommend!
My favorites, in order:
1. A Literary Nightmare
2. The Stolen White Elephant
3. Journalism in Tennessee
4. About Barbers
Definitely read this one, if you're looking for some fluffy and funny classic short stories! I enjoyed these wayyyyy more than I liked Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer (which isn't saying much; I hate both of those books with all my soul).
CONTENT:
A little humorous violent content; "Journalism in TN" in particular relies on dark humor to get its point across, but that's okay. The only thing I'd really mention is that in "The Private History of a Campaign that Failed," the narrator kills a man during the Civil War and is plagued with guilt over it. But otherwise there's no ill content whatsoever--just hilarity!
Definitely recommend!
boygirlparty's review against another edition
4.0
this book is hilarious. and way too short.
'a literary nightmare' makes amusing light of the phenomenon of having a song stuck in your head. 'about barbers' is possibly the most engaging story in the book; the narrator's brush with less-than-excellent customer service and the story's sharp ending are hilarious and relateable. 'fenimore cooper's literary offences' offers some valuable and real insight into storytelling for writers via his introductory literary rules, and then delivers a swift bitchslap to james fenimore cooper for violations in penning his novel "the deerslayer"
'the private history of a campaign that failed' is out of place in this collection in both its serious tone and comparable length.
'a literary nightmare' makes amusing light of the phenomenon of having a song stuck in your head. 'about barbers' is possibly the most engaging story in the book; the narrator's brush with less-than-excellent customer service and the story's sharp ending are hilarious and relateable. 'fenimore cooper's literary offences' offers some valuable and real insight into storytelling for writers via his introductory literary rules, and then delivers a swift bitchslap to james fenimore cooper for violations in penning his novel "the deerslayer"
'the private history of a campaign that failed' is out of place in this collection in both its serious tone and comparable length.
hckilgour's review against another edition
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.0
Honestly, I just didn’t care about this book and probably should’ve stopped reading at some point.
Some of the stories were funny a Terry Pratchett situational kind of way. Some of them just didn’t seem funny to me.
I also found the later stories to just kind of drag on personally.
Some of the stories were funny a Terry Pratchett situational kind of way. Some of them just didn’t seem funny to me.
I also found the later stories to just kind of drag on personally.
ecamaselli's review against another edition
2.0
Not bad, but certainly not my kind of humor. None of these really made me laugh. I just read this for school. I did give it two stars thought because I think it was written beautifully and if you can appreciate Mark Twain’s humor, it’s probably incredible. To sum it up, it wasn’t a bad book. My low rating is simply a preference thing.
marcia_94's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
eralon's review against another edition
2.0
Most of these stories didn't pass the test of time, but I enjoyed "The Private History of a Campaign that Failed," about some Confederate soldiers who avoid fighting in the Civil War.
ellianamaselli's review
2.0
Not bad, but certainly not my kind of humor. None of these really made me laugh. I just read this for school. I did give it two stars thought because I think it was written beautifully and if you can appreciate Mark Twain’s humor, it’s probably incredible. To sum it up, it wasn’t a bad book. My low rating is simply a preference thing.
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