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147 reviews for:
More Bedtime Stories for Cynics
Aparna Nancherla, Dave Hill, Gretchen Enders, Nick Offerman, Cirocco Dunlap, Kirsten Kearse
3.21 AVERAGE
147 reviews for:
More Bedtime Stories for Cynics
Aparna Nancherla, Dave Hill, Gretchen Enders, Nick Offerman, Cirocco Dunlap, Kirsten Kearse
3.21 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Cute. I liked it well enough. It’s a bunch of stories- some great others poop. Nothing that’ll stick with you, but not a bad way to pass the time.
I really enjoyed this audiobook, first of all because I could listen to Nick Offerman talk all day long. I definitely enjoyed some stories more than other (the new teacher in the Wizarding school was my favorite - obviously. Harry Potter references and reflections on how hard it is to be a teacher - it's like it was written FOR me), but I liked all of them on some level. Some of my least favorites were at least narrated by celebrities I adore so I at least enjoyed listening to their voices. Overall, I would recommend this audiobook if someone needed a laugh.
Like lots of reviewers, I got this as a free title from Audible. It's ... okay.
It featured a fair number of elements I should enjoy (PATRICK STEWART! -- but also fractured-fairy-tales), on the face of it, but the humor (such as it was) felt forced.
It's a whole production of people trying too hard. Perhaps it's the over the top music/effects accompanying the stories? Perhaps it's the actors really doing their best to sell you on THIS IS FUNNY, SEE, FUNNY, YOU LAUGH NOW. But I think there's no small part of the problem that is simply the stories themselves, which are hit and miss, and generally rely on overtly flipping a trope and pretending that this, in and of itself, is clever or "cynical".
It didn't work for me.
I thought about DNF, but instead I just popped it on 1.5 speed and powered through.
It featured a fair number of elements I should enjoy (PATRICK STEWART! -- but also fractured-fairy-tales), on the face of it, but the humor (such as it was) felt forced.
It's a whole production of people trying too hard. Perhaps it's the over the top music/effects accompanying the stories? Perhaps it's the actors really doing their best to sell you on THIS IS FUNNY, SEE, FUNNY, YOU LAUGH NOW. But I think there's no small part of the problem that is simply the stories themselves, which are hit and miss, and generally rely on overtly flipping a trope and pretending that this, in and of itself, is clever or "cynical".
It didn't work for me.
I thought about DNF, but instead I just popped it on 1.5 speed and powered through.
I think this is pretty funny, if you're in the right frame of mind, and it suits your sense of humor. I enjoyed it, though mostly for the inappropriateness of the humor.
I was here for Nick Offerman and he delivered. The stories were funny enough, but the introductions by Offerman were the best thing about this one!
Some of these were funny, some were meh but for the most part it was quick and fun.
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4 Stars I really liked it
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1 Star I didn’t like it
2 Stars It was okay
3 Stars I liked it
4 Stars I really liked it
5 Stars It was amazing!
If I do actually have something to say about a book other than what my enjoyment factor was, I will write a review and share my thoughts. If I say I didn’t like a book but there wasn’t anything about it that I thought needed to be shared, then that’s it, I just didn’t like it.
If you’d like to start a discussion about a book or you’d like an actual review, ask any question you like and I’ll be happy to try and comply/respond.
Additional note; I do not feed the trolls. If you don’t have something constructive to say, or if you can’t say it in a respectful way, you won’t get a response from me. Ever.
These are like fairytales that have been given an adult beverage, a stage, a comedian with the magical mic