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protoman21's review
3.0
I'll start off by saying that I was not offended by this book. That said, I found this book only mildly amusing. There were certainly some really funny parts and some of Carlin's observations are so spot on that you can't help but wonder how he got in your head. However there were a lot of parts that were so off the wall and random that they just didn't connect. Sometimes he would go off on a rant about euphemisms and simply list them. Yes, there was a rhythm and rhyme to the list, but it's still rather dull reading. I think a lot of Carlin's power as a comedian comes from taking on the big subjects that nobody else will joke about, so getting caught up in language and semantics just isn't shocking or daring enough to be that funny. I think I'll stick to watching his live comedy.
rainbowsparkle7x's review
2.0
Eh. This book really let me down. I love George Carlin's outlook and mainly intelligent sense of humor, but this book didn't contain much of that. Other than the passages about modern euphemisms (which I loved!), the rest of the book seemed to be filled mostly with strange, random potty humor.
leelowenstitch's review
3.0
I feel the same way i do about this book as i did for Napalm and silly putty Which is a Carlin show in paper format. However i do like that the book starts with his modern man monologue.
mehitabels's review
3.0
"People who see life as anything more than pure entertainment are missing the point."
ericbuscemi's review
4.0
It's George Carlin, what else is there to say? Yeah, some of the bits are controversial, yeah some of them are not "in good taste," some of them you might not even find funny, but for every one of the above bits, there are ten that are hysterical.
Sidenote: I saw Carlin live when I visited Las Vegas, he may be the funniest person alive (Denis Leary and Lewis Black are the only competition that immediately come to mind).
Sidenote: I saw Carlin live when I visited Las Vegas, he may be the funniest person alive (Denis Leary and Lewis Black are the only competition that immediately come to mind).
katy82's review
3.0
I wish I could give this one 2 and 1/2 stars, but you can't do halfs so I rounded up because I like George Carlin.
I'm a huge fan of his act, loved him in Bill and Ted's excient adventures. I think he was the first crude comiden I watched outside of Monty Python. The problem I had with this one was that it got old. A lot of what he wrote was just stupid. I would say pointless, but its comedy, not all things funny need to have a point. Really though, a lot of it wasn't even funny so it was pointless.
I love the Euphemism stuff and the things he wrote about language and society. I think he could have written a really good book if it had been more observational. Instead he sets up redicullous situation, I guess to show us how obsered we are and then strectches it out until its dead. Like SNL post Spade and Farley, but in print.
A friend of mine brought this book to me and told me it was the funniest thing she had read in a long time, better than his other book and she thought of me while she read it and how much I would love it. I'm now questioning that friendship and if it needs to continue.
Anyway, if you are stuck in an airport, doctor's office are repair place I would bring this one a long. Its easy to pick up, put down and skim through. There are also some really good parts you will want to pass on to your friends. However, it really is wading through the crap to find the dimonds.
I'm a huge fan of his act, loved him in Bill and Ted's excient adventures. I think he was the first crude comiden I watched outside of Monty Python. The problem I had with this one was that it got old. A lot of what he wrote was just stupid. I would say pointless, but its comedy, not all things funny need to have a point. Really though, a lot of it wasn't even funny so it was pointless.
I love the Euphemism stuff and the things he wrote about language and society. I think he could have written a really good book if it had been more observational. Instead he sets up redicullous situation, I guess to show us how obsered we are and then strectches it out until its dead. Like SNL post Spade and Farley, but in print.
A friend of mine brought this book to me and told me it was the funniest thing she had read in a long time, better than his other book and she thought of me while she read it and how much I would love it. I'm now questioning that friendship and if it needs to continue.
Anyway, if you are stuck in an airport, doctor's office are repair place I would bring this one a long. Its easy to pick up, put down and skim through. There are also some really good parts you will want to pass on to your friends. However, it really is wading through the crap to find the dimonds.
spookysoto's review
3.0
Es muy bueno, sarcastico y bien gracioso. Lo recomiendo. Pero, ojo, es super sarcastico y politically incorrect, asi que no es para los que se ofenden con facilidad.