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cimorene1558's review against another edition
5.0
I adore Roz Chast, and I can't read this without laughing so hard that it upsets the cats and once caused a neighbor to knock on my door and make sure I was okay--that loud and that hard!
mercerhanau's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars.
I loved Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant, so I thought I’d try this too. Obviously it’s something very different by the same author, but it just didn’t hold my attention like the other. Still definitely enjoyable though. Interesting to know Roz Chast’s family background and see it carry through in what she highlights about humanity.
I did notice that most of the illustrated people are white. Some of the scenes seem to be from the author’s own life, and it’s fine to write what you know, but it’s also a bit of a product of a less-aware time.
I loved Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant, so I thought I’d try this too. Obviously it’s something very different by the same author, but it just didn’t hold my attention like the other. Still definitely enjoyable though. Interesting to know Roz Chast’s family background and see it carry through in what she highlights about humanity.
I did notice that most of the illustrated people are white. Some of the scenes seem to be from the author’s own life, and it’s fine to write what you know, but it’s also a bit of a product of a less-aware time.
caroparr's review against another edition
5.0
I may have read this before, but it was still hilarious. Everyone who was here for Christmas picked it up at some point and had to read aloud to the rest of us. I heart Roz Chast.
l1brarygirl's review against another edition
2.0
not the funniest collection i have read but there were some good parts
ashwinn's review against another edition
5.0
(Crossposted from my blog: https://daariga.wordpress.com/2015/07/12/the-party-after-you-left/)
Roz Chast is my #1 favorite among the cartoonists whose works appear regularly in The New Yorker. (Don’t you think the cartoons are the reason to flip through a New Yorker?) I have always found her cartoons to be incredibly funny and felt that they depicted the craziness of modern urban life as no other. She focuses purely on the minutiae of domestic life that everyone experiences, but seldom gives a second thought. It helps that I like her simple drawing and coloring style too. Besides The New Yorker, she also draws about the absurdity of modern technology in other media. The Party, After You Left is one of her recent compilations of such cartoons. The selected cartoons each take a while to see and savor, making this a great choice to slowly flip through on a weekend afternoon or as a coffee table book. Lots of snickering and belly laughs guaranteed! :-)
Roz Chast is my #1 favorite among the cartoonists whose works appear regularly in The New Yorker. (Don’t you think the cartoons are the reason to flip through a New Yorker?) I have always found her cartoons to be incredibly funny and felt that they depicted the craziness of modern urban life as no other. She focuses purely on the minutiae of domestic life that everyone experiences, but seldom gives a second thought. It helps that I like her simple drawing and coloring style too. Besides The New Yorker, she also draws about the absurdity of modern technology in other media. The Party, After You Left is one of her recent compilations of such cartoons. The selected cartoons each take a while to see and savor, making this a great choice to slowly flip through on a weekend afternoon or as a coffee table book. Lots of snickering and belly laughs guaranteed! :-)
antlersantlers's review against another edition
3.0
I'm pretty split on Roz Chast. Her longer comics I usually skip because I find them so boring and not funny, but her shorter stuff I like a lot! Actually, more than anything else I love the spine of the book. It's lovely.