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bananacowz1's review
4.0
Reads like a script for their show, which isn't a bad thing. It definitely does lose some humour without the two duo actually performing it but it's still a funny, quick little book.
water_and_shade's review
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
salbathtub's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
cartridgepink's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Violence and Confinement
Minor: Vomit, Animal death, Gaslighting, Body horror, Cursing, and Death
lisa_setepenre's review
4.0
This is a genuinely laugh-out-loud funny book for me and it captures the spirit of Australian comedy duo Lano and Woodley (Colin Lane and Frank Woodley) well. If you don’t know who they are or can’t stand them if you do, this probably isn’t the book for you – it’s very much based in their characters and style of comedy, and there are scenes/lines/etc that have turned up in their later work. Housemeeting does lose something for being almost entirely text-based – I often wished that I could see them perform this (their voices and physicality are a large part of their comedy) and it’s shame it doesn’t exist in more than book-form. That being said, it’s still amusing, and there are some jokes that could only exist in a text format.
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