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Fierce Pajamas: An Anthology of Humor Writing from The New Yorker by David Remnick, Henry Finder
dogtrax's review against another edition
4.0
Funny stories and writing here. Not everything is a hit, but mostly, it's good reading fun.
guinness74's review against another edition
2.0
It does say right on the cover, ‘An Anthology of Humor Writing,’ and yet, it wasn’t terribly humorous. Sure, there was an odd chuckle at times and a couple of bits that elicited a smirk and/or a snorted laugh. But, on the whole, the humor, as defined by The New Yorker, and the editors of this particular book, was left wanting. It was not uproariously funny and I don’t believe that the humor was so high-brow as to elude my attentions. I simply think that maybe The New Yorker might not be the ideal location to locate one’s laughs. Of course, I could be wrong, but if you can’t laugh to the musings and ministrations of some of the last centuries best known writers, then maybe, it wasn’t worth laughing at. Still, it was interesting to enjoy the passage of time as each article was listed with its print year, and that was remarkable. But I don’t recommend it for anything other than historical value.
crabbygirl's review against another edition
3.0
some hit, some miss. but some that hit were incredibly funny: shout-out to George Kaufman for 'annoy kaufman, inc' and Robert Benchley's 'it's fun to be fooled...it's more fun to know' and - believe it or not - woody allen's 'the kugelmass episode'
kather21's review against another edition
4.0
My favorites were Thurber and Allen. Surprised me, too.
chloemakesbooks's review
3.0
Giving up on this. Those of you who know me know how much I hate doing that, but this was really more of a sample this, read that book than a sit down and devour book. A lot of the humor simply wasn't relatable, being from the 30's and all. However, got a few good chuckles in, and my does one look stylish when one reads the New Yorker in any of its forms. 2 1/2 stars, really.
uncleflannery's review
5.0
I bought this book for the Garrison Keillor! Just kidding. I can't stand Garrison Keillor. I bought it for the Jack Handey.
"I am willing to do these things because I believe that until people can sit around a desert campfire and go 'Shhh, hear that?' and then listen for the plaintive howl of me, we as a society have lost something." -JH
"I am willing to do these things because I believe that until people can sit around a desert campfire and go 'Shhh, hear that?' and then listen for the plaintive howl of me, we as a society have lost something." -JH
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