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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
Unbelievably modern for such an old book. I laughed from beginning to end, although that ending was quite abrupt. England must not have changed one bit.
I picked it up because of [a:Connie Willis|14032|Connie Willis|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1199238234p2/14032.jpg]' "[b:To Say Nothing of the Dog|77773|To Say Nothing of the Dog|Connie Willis|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900428s/77773.jpg|696]". And, while I liked Connie's book better, this was a most enjoyable book. It is essentially a travelogue with amusing anecdotes interspersed throughout. Many of the anecdotes had me laughing out loud, and I suspect I missed some of the jokes by not being more familiar with southern England. I guess the next book on this particular pathway should be "[b:Have Space Suit - Will Travel|20417|Have Space Suit-Will Travel|Robert A. Heinlein|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167297464s/20417.jpg|1984753]".
Always rambling, occasionally offensive or boring, often laugh out loud funny. A great reminder that the past may be a foreign country, but the people often had very similar senses of humor.
This book was really funny. I laughed out loud a lot. It was also clever and insightful. It deserves a better rating from me, but I had such a hard time finishing it because I either kept falling asleep or getting bored. So three stars it is, even though I read sections out loud to my husband because they were so good, and it brought us joy.
Tre män i en båt är tydligen en klassiker. Vad jag vet så hade jag aldrig hört talas om den när den dök upp hos någon bokbloggare, som jag inte längre minns vem det var. När jag såg att den fanns på bokrean 2017 så var jag bara tvungen att ha den. En bok som beskrivs som en av världens roligaste romaner är ju oemotståndlig. Läs mer på min blogg
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4 stars - Metaphorosis Reviews
Three men and a dog take a boat vacation on England's waterways, with amusing results.
I've always confused Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat with the nursery rhyme "rub a dub dub, three men in a tub". Knowing little of either, it took me years to realize they were different things. I thought I should make the effort to actually read the novel, once I realized there was one.
The book is much funnier than I anticipated, though it has its weak spots as well. The main conceit is a conceited, unreliable narrator. He and his fellows frequently err, though the errors are described in a dry tone that pretends to be reporting success (at least on the part of the narrator). It's very well done, and the result is not only witty but occasionally laugh out loud funny.
Occasionally, Jerome allows himself to be distracted by detailing the cities and sites they pass through, rendering the book less novel than travelogue. Wikipedia tells me it actually went the other way - originally intended to be a travel guide - in which case its success as comedy is even more surprising (though it suggests that the sappy, serious sections, were not intended to be overwritten). Even allowing for the travel guide, there's a long middle section on a historic battle that the book would have been better without. The book never really goes anywhere - the three men (and the dog) take their two week trip, and then they go home - but the trip is a fun one.
The book is dated in social attitudes (race, gender), but the great bulk of the humor holds up well. The version I read suffered from Open Road Media's often lackadaisical approach to proofreading.
Overall, a fun and funny book, worth reading.
Three men and a dog take a boat vacation on England's waterways, with amusing results.
I've always confused Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat with the nursery rhyme "rub a dub dub, three men in a tub". Knowing little of either, it took me years to realize they were different things. I thought I should make the effort to actually read the novel, once I realized there was one.
The book is much funnier than I anticipated, though it has its weak spots as well. The main conceit is a conceited, unreliable narrator. He and his fellows frequently err, though the errors are described in a dry tone that pretends to be reporting success (at least on the part of the narrator). It's very well done, and the result is not only witty but occasionally laugh out loud funny.
Occasionally, Jerome allows himself to be distracted by detailing the cities and sites they pass through, rendering the book less novel than travelogue. Wikipedia tells me it actually went the other way - originally intended to be a travel guide - in which case its success as comedy is even more surprising (though it suggests that the sappy, serious sections, were not intended to be overwritten). Even allowing for the travel guide, there's a long middle section on a historic battle that the book would have been better without. The book never really goes anywhere - the three men (and the dog) take their two week trip, and then they go home - but the trip is a fun one.
The book is dated in social attitudes (race, gender), but the great bulk of the humor holds up well. The version I read suffered from Open Road Media's often lackadaisical approach to proofreading.
Overall, a fun and funny book, worth reading.
Quintessential English satire that had some real laugh out loud moments. The tangents were awesome. The plot was circular but provided a great vessel for the author’s keen observations of a life out on the Thames.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Very silly. I think I'd like to read this aloud to someone someday.
Ebbs and flows in its enjoyability (he gets into unexpected tedious ramblings on things not related to the trip) but altogether a fun read.
Ebbs and flows in its enjoyability (he gets into unexpected tedious ramblings on things not related to the trip) but altogether a fun read.