Should You Be Laughing at This?

by Hugleikur Dagsson
Should You Be Laughing at This?  
published 2007 by Harper
binding Hardcover
isbn 0061284890   (isbn13: 9780061284892)
pages 176
description

Hugleikur Gagsson's Should You Be Laughing at This? has achieved revered cult status and taken the Icelandic publishing world by storm. Of course, Iceland is a country whose national drink is called "Black Death," national dish is putrefied shark meat, and national literacy rate is 99.9%. That may give you a small idea of the dark but brilliant mind behind the shamefully addicting cartoons in this book. From the absurd to the offensive to the immoral, Dagsson includes every taboo out there. And when you find yourself snickering and cackling, you'll stop and ask yourself, "Should You Be Laughing at This?"

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date added
08-01-07



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Colleen AF
Colleen AF rated it: 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars
04/10/08

bookshelves: comic-collections, read-2008
Read in April, 2008
There are about six comics I can think of right off the top of my head that are interchangeable in both art style and humor to the comics in this book*. I would say one out of every four comics were amusing here, but the other three of four felt forced and too determined to be shocking. Never actually was shocked (takes a lot to phase me), but it did bore the heck out of me at points. If it wasn't bright red and staring at me every time I went to the bathroom I don't think I would have read it ...more
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chris
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03/01/08

Read in March, 2008
recommends it for: Yara
Fairly funny, but this book just blows by too quickly. To be fair, this is because I couldn't stop looking at the next page, but also because each page takes about ten seconds to digest. The comics are largely offensive and disgusting, but funny nonetheless.
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Montana
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12/27/07

Read in December, 2007
recommends it for: nobody
it looked provocative and daring but after i reached the midway point, i realized that about 10% of the "cartoons" are actually funny. the rest are just mean and at the level of a drunk who thinks he's funny.
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David
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01/23/08

Read in October, 2007
This book is something like Shrigley without any hint of the sublime. Obscene, juvenile, tasteless, and occasionally very funny.
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Sarah
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01/25/08

Read in December, 2007
recommends it for: You've got to have a really dark sense of humor
Some of this is wet your pants funny. Some is heavy handed. I wouldn't let my kid read it but I enjoyed it.
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Wednesday
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02/09/08

bookshelves: graphicnovelsandcomics
Read in February, 2008
Reminds me of Cyanide and Happiness (web comic).

Non-American humour (such as this book) cracks me up.
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MaRkO
MaRkO rated it: 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars
03/09/08

bookshelves: adult-fictions, comics-graphicnovels
Read in March, 2008
ugly figures with matching attitude/sayings. definitely not for underage consumption.
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Jill
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04/18/08

Read in April, 2008
No you shouldn't. And yes, I did.
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02/26/08

 

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