false 529701 8 Before Woody Allen set his sights on becoming the next Ingmar Bergman, he made a fleeting (but largely successful) attempt at becoming the next S.J Perelman. <I>Side Effects</I>, his third and final collection of humor pieces, shows his efforts. These essays appeared in <I>The New Yorker</I> during the late 1970s, as he showed more and more discontent with his funnyman status. Fear not, humor fans--Allen's still funny. He is less manic, however, than in his positively goofy <I>Getting Even</I>/<I>Without Feathers</I> days, and this makes <I>Side Effects</I> a more nuanced read. Woody picks and chooses when to flash the laughs. Though not as explosively, mind-alteringly funny as his earlier books, <I>Side Effects</I> is still loaded with chuckles; the much-anthologized "Kugelmass Episode" is worth the price of the book. For fans of his films--or for anyone who wants a final glimpse of Woody in his first, best role as court jester, <I>Side Effects</I> is a must-have. <I>--Michael Gerber</I> 1078500 1981 Side Effects total:970|5:302|4:415|3:221|2:26|1:6| 970 3891 1225 44 5 1 false false Tue Aug 07 23:57:45 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 00:02:46 -0700 2007
P.S. I'm currently re-reading this for the 10th time.]]> 3 1 false false Fri Nov 02 12:26:29 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 13:06:58 -0700 2007 5 1 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Thu Jan 10 18:42:38 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 19:15:04 -0800 2008 3 1 false false Thu Sep 06 22:58:34 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 06 22:58:51 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sun Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 1975 Tue Oct 27 14:16:52 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 14:19:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 05:43:16 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 05:43:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Oct 23 15:52:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 15:58:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984 Mon Dec 29 08:26:42 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 08:26:42 -0800 2008 Getting Even and Without Feathers put this as low as number 3 on an exalted list. "Kugelmass Episode" (I think that's in this one) is pure genius.]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 18:17:09 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 17:10:23 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Apr 15 13:03:13 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 13:05:01 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 24 05:04:09 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 05:05:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 28 17:00:22 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 17:01:03 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri May 01 15:16:34 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 15:17:02 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jun 21 22:12:02 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 22:12:02 -0700 2009 Kugelmass Episode is a must read.]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 10 23:40:31 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 10 23:43:44 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 4 0 true false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 06 19:21:31 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 06 19:26:58 -0800 2007
I want to say something like "the funny bits make the serious bits all the more meaningful," but there really aren't many serious bits. It's just fun.

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