The Far Side Gallery
by Gary Larson
published
October 28th 1993
(first published 1984)
by Time Warner Paperbacks
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binding
Paperback, 167 pages
isbn
0751508136
(isbn13: 9780751508130)
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Read in January, 1990
A single Far Side cartoon can evoke any number of reactions from people. Usually good ones (from the people I choose to hang out with, anyway.) A collection of Far Side cartoons has a totally different effect. When viewed side by side, for any extended length of time, the effect multiplies not just cumulatively, but exponentially. I have almost had to be hospitalized a number of times due to Far Side induced seizures. The first time I read this collection I needed an asthma inhaler b...more
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Read in April, 2008
I really like Larson's humor. Also. I'm surprised no one mentioned it but.. I found this collection to be very "dark". A lot of the humor I thought was quite morbid. Nothing wrong with that, of course, just a few times I was actually a bit surprised. It's not all light-n-fluffy puns.
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OK - set aside the ones I don't get until someone explains the science behind them (I was absent for that whole "science" unit in school) and I still think they're funny 20 years later - that's pretty good.
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Dinosaurs smoking "The real reason for extinction." How many one box cartoon strips can you remember? For me, they're all Far Sides.
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I would tack these cartoons over every inch of my garage wall if I could....wait, I can. Almost everyone in this collection rocks!
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Read in April, 2007
recommends it for:
Anyone who loves to laugh
This is my favorite comic strip. I was so excited when I found Far Side Galleries were available. I highly recommend these comics.
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I still can't understand how one simple drawing can make me laugh so hard my sides hurt. Gary Larson is a genius.
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Read in July, 2008
recommends it for:
fans of wit and humor
A favorite from my childhood. We've got a garage sale coming up, everything must go! It's time to say goodbye.
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I like this book, though sometimes i don't quite understand it ... hihihihihihi ...
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recommends it for:
geniuses
Why can't we all think of science in this manner? Thanks Gary for your brilliance.
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Read in June, 2008
This larger collection contains many of the comics I read in the shorter books.
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I want to meet the person that does not like The Far Side .... well maybe not :)
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This is by far the best cartoon book ever written. I love everything Far side.
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Read in January, 1984
Read this in Elementary School. You think it explains my sense of humor?
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Gary Larson has presented another classic strip everyone has to try.
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