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octoberrust1108's review
3.0
I really love Gauld’s art style and sense of humor. I’ve read a decent amount of his books at this point and they’ve all been hits, in my opinion. The last one of his that I read, Baking With Kafka, might be my favorite because all of its jokes were centered around literary fiction and the struggles of being a writer. It was clever, quirky, and a very funny.
Department of Mind-Blowing Theories is similar to Baking With Kafka in structure, but the topic here is science-related humor, which I did not know before I picked this up. I am not very good with science. Naturally, this book and I didn’t mesh as well as his other works.
This isn’t a criticism of the book. I showed some of it to my wife, who thought it was much funnier than I did. This is a matter of taste, as well as a classic case of left brain/right brain. All that said, I did still crack up here and there. This one just wasn’t for me, which is all good.
Department of Mind-Blowing Theories is similar to Baking With Kafka in structure, but the topic here is science-related humor, which I did not know before I picked this up. I am not very good with science. Naturally, this book and I didn’t mesh as well as his other works.
This isn’t a criticism of the book. I showed some of it to my wife, who thought it was much funnier than I did. This is a matter of taste, as well as a classic case of left brain/right brain. All that said, I did still crack up here and there. This one just wasn’t for me, which is all good.
sizrobe's review
2.0
I feel bad rating this collection so low, but honestly I just didn't find it very funny. Not a chuckle, maybe a couple smiles. A shame.
robotswithpersonality's review
A pleasing percentage of robot cartoons. 🤖☺️ Honestly, a Tom Gauld comic collection is just the ticket for a reading palette cleanse. Amusing, sly, silly, sweet.
anetq's review
5.0
Hilarious science comics as always from Tom Gauld - who lives in a lovely strange world where the moon and comet communicates every 25 years, Lab experiments talk and scientist go about their day shrinking themselves and sending dry clean receipts into space.
emesskay's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
Compilation of cartoons originally published in the "New Scientist" magazine. Entertaining take on scientific developments.
orangerful's review
3.0
This collection of science themed comics from Gauld are just as quirky and dry in their humor as his other collections. I believe most of these were written for different science publications which means sometimes the jokes felt very niche or similar to one another as he poked fun at the science community. I still found myself chuckling though and it was fun to flip through this on a quiet afternoon.