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A review by babs5005
Three Men in a Boat and Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K. Jerome
2.0
So these books are supposed to be funny, but I could barley stand them. I wish I would have just walked away and left this writing unread, but I have a difficult time not finishing the books I start.
Anyway, I forced myself to read every damn page of both "Three Men in a Boat" and "Three Men on the Bummel."
There were parts of this two-books-in-one-volume that were enjoyable, and I laughed once.
On the whole though, I would use the word tedious to describe these works.
Both of the books were dull and pointless.
In "Three Men in a Boat" these three friends and their dog go on a boating adventure down the river. It's supposed to be like a funny, ridiculous retelling of their mishaps, much like a version of "Dumb and Dumber"--only from back in the day.
Unfortunately for me, I absolutely loathed, "Dumb and Dumber" and I loathed this book too. There were simply too many pointless tangents that I didn't find interesting. There was history that I don't know. There were jokes that went right over my head.
I think I probably lack education, which is why I didn't get many of the jokes. I also have never been to England. I don't know that much of the history of the place.
The writing itself was good, but I just didn't enjoy the book. I made myself read it and it took me a solid month to do so.
"Three Men on the Bummel" was just as bad as the first book, and actually, I don't even know what to say about all the smack he wrote about Germany. I had no idea if what he said was true but I do know it was supposed to be funny, and yet (in my opinon) it simply wasn't.
I thought both books sucked.
Anyway, I forced myself to read every damn page of both "Three Men in a Boat" and "Three Men on the Bummel."
There were parts of this two-books-in-one-volume that were enjoyable, and I laughed once.
On the whole though, I would use the word tedious to describe these works.
Both of the books were dull and pointless.
In "Three Men in a Boat" these three friends and their dog go on a boating adventure down the river. It's supposed to be like a funny, ridiculous retelling of their mishaps, much like a version of "Dumb and Dumber"--only from back in the day.
Unfortunately for me, I absolutely loathed, "Dumb and Dumber" and I loathed this book too. There were simply too many pointless tangents that I didn't find interesting. There was history that I don't know. There were jokes that went right over my head.
I think I probably lack education, which is why I didn't get many of the jokes. I also have never been to England. I don't know that much of the history of the place.
The writing itself was good, but I just didn't enjoy the book. I made myself read it and it took me a solid month to do so.
"Three Men on the Bummel" was just as bad as the first book, and actually, I don't even know what to say about all the smack he wrote about Germany. I had no idea if what he said was true but I do know it was supposed to be funny, and yet (in my opinon) it simply wasn't.
I thought both books sucked.