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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
I don't see how this book is supposed to be humorous. All I experienced was boredom.
This was funny - the life of anybody can make good reading. Kind of reassuring in a way that a lot of the general troubles and family life continue and still crop up in one way or another even now. Mr Pooter, a rather pompous type, who never makes a mistake, but gets himself into some amusing pickles. And his son, William Lupin Pooter, who decides to go by the name of Lupin forthwith, much to his father's horror. And his two friends, the forever sickening Cummings and slightly inappropriate Gowther - the three of them carrying on like schoolboys a lot of the time. And I really want to know what was on this inappropriate christmas card that he recieved... ah, we shall never know! There were places in this book where I did laugh outloud. Very good.
Want to forget about the pandemic, Lockdown 2.0 (if you live in Melbourne) and the general crapness of the world at the moment? Then you should read The Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith (two fascinating fellows, and brothers, who are worth a mosey down Wikipedia lane to check out their fascinating lives). Published in 1892, this comic take on English suburban middle class life had me laughing out loud multiple times. Charles Pooter, our diarist, is this lovely mix of Basil Fawlty and Hyacinth Bucket (though not nearly as vein) who thinks he’s a laugh, is constantly insulting people, is a figure of fun for his friends and work colleagues,regularly falls over himself (especially during house renovations) and, for all that, is a remarkably sympathetic character. The book’s got a bit of farce about it, a bit of comedy of manners, a bit of the absurd, all packed into 160 pages. There’s a reason why it’s still in print and has been adapted something like three times for the TV. And, if you’re clueless like me, you’ll discover what a pony and trap is.
Adorable spoof of a diary of a non-gentleman, but non-beggar in London's turn of the century (1900 version).
Very funny, but a bit sad at the same time! An unwitting self-caricature by a 19th-century British clerk who tries hard to be respectable and gets taken advantage of on all sides, yet retains his ability to laugh (mostly at his own bad puns).
Mr. Pooter is entertaining!
Funny. Nice to get to know the little details of daily life in Victorian times.
I enjoyed the illustrations as well.
Funny. Nice to get to know the little details of daily life in Victorian times.
I enjoyed the illustrations as well.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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