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bassmh's review against another edition
1.0
I feel scammed. Where Oprah writes a book about life lesson you actually cherish , Al’s book is ridiculous.
It’s a joke.
Not a fan of “humorous” books. But nevertheless , this is just infuriating to read.
It’s a joke.
Not a fan of “humorous” books. But nevertheless , this is just infuriating to read.
cimorene1558's review against another edition
1.0
Not very funny, and fairly xenophobic--at least the first couple chapters, which was as far as I could stand. I have problems with the "I'm such a jerk, isn't it hilarious?" style of humor.
labtracks's review against another edition
4.0
I listened to this. He read its it and I'm so glad he does. There's a lot of truth here... some harsh, some couched in sarcasm, some common sense and some so obvious you'd probably never see it.
Very quick read.
Very quick read.
cheryl6of8's review against another edition
2.0
I came across this book in a stack of ones I was preparing for an upcoming festival and decided it would be a quick and interesting read. It caught my eye for two reasons -- 1) yesterday I saw a headline asking "Is Al Franken to blame for the rise of Donald Trump?" and my gut reaction was "no, because Al is likeable and actually forms coherent thoughts in a logical manner"; and 2) I recently read Maria Shriver's book based on a commencement address she gave and, ironically, this reminded me of that book, which was a quick and interesting read. I say "ironically" here because Franken spends the first part of the book slamming Shriver's book and a similar one by Anna Quindlen (an author I also enjoy reading) for not giving useful advice. I can't say that most of his advice was much more practical, unless in the "what not to do" category. If you like Franken's humor, it is a decent read. If you don't, you won't get very far in it. I have read a couple of his other books and this, in my opinion, was not as good as Rush Limbaugh is Big Fat Idiot.
pezski's review against another edition
3.0
Silly, light and entertaining satire on celebrity advice and self-help books.
pussreboots's review against another edition
4.0
Before Al Franken was the elected Senator from Minnesota he wrote a few humorous books on a variety of topics. Oh, The Things I Know! is in the vein of a graduation keynote address with a few nods to Dr. Seuss's Oh the Places You'll Go.
This short book of advice in essay form has twenty-nine chapters, an introduction and an afterword. The advice is aimaed at different parts of a person's life starting with graduation and going through the end life (Oh, the Nursing Home You'll Wind Up In!)
Some of the advice is practical on how to have a happy but realistic marriage and how to not be taken in by investment scams. And some of it is off the wall, like where to hide when your coworker goes postal. Near the end there's a chapter of just long distance telephone codes (Oh, the Places You'll Call) which is useful and off the wall.
Oh, the Things I Know! is perfect bathroom reading. The short chapters are easy to read and the book is small enough to slip into a magazine rack.
This short book of advice in essay form has twenty-nine chapters, an introduction and an afterword. The advice is aimaed at different parts of a person's life starting with graduation and going through the end life (Oh, the Nursing Home You'll Wind Up In!)
Some of the advice is practical on how to have a happy but realistic marriage and how to not be taken in by investment scams. And some of it is off the wall, like where to hide when your coworker goes postal. Near the end there's a chapter of just long distance telephone codes (Oh, the Places You'll Call) which is useful and off the wall.
Oh, the Things I Know! is perfect bathroom reading. The short chapters are easy to read and the book is small enough to slip into a magazine rack.
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