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The Devil's Dictionary: New Millennia Edition
A cynic is a person who upon smelling flowers, looks for a casket.
Such is the nature of good natured cynicism. Irritably enlightened people, whose eyesight has been sharpened through exposure to reality, have sought the humor behind this odd thing we call life. Acerbic wit guides the cynic past the cliffs of disappointment because he is disappointed in advance.
This doubters’ dictionary lets you deal with the dysfunctional world one tart thought at a time. Keep this reference book handy because you can never be too cynical ... there simply isn’t enough time.
Such is the nature of good natured cynicism. Irritably enlightened people, whose eyesight has been sharpened through exposure to reality, have sought the humor behind this odd thing we call life. Acerbic wit guides the cynic past the cliffs of disappointment because he is disappointed in advance.
This doubters’ dictionary lets you deal with the dysfunctional world one tart thought at a time. Keep this reference book handy because you can never be too cynical ... there simply isn’t enough time.
286 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2014
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May 11, 2014
Hard to beat the original, but this does the job.
Aside from updating old Bierce entries, the book's bulk is new definitions paired with cynical quotations from cynics everywhere.
This book would make a good front-to-back read by itself, but also serves as a reference book should you ever need to get cynical yourself in email or social media.
Aside from updating old Bierce entries, the book's bulk is new definitions paired with cynical quotations from cynics everywhere.
This book would make a good front-to-back read by itself, but also serves as a reference book should you ever need to get cynical yourself in email or social media.
August 24, 2015
Disclaimer: I received this book through Goodreads First Reads Sweepstakes.
I loved this book! I went on a roadtrip over the weekend with my husband, and this book was our entertainment on the car ride. No radio, just me reading this to him. We had the best time listening to the definitions in this book that so perfectly fit each word. I recommend this to anyone with a sense of humor.
I loved this book! I went on a roadtrip over the weekend with my husband, and this book was our entertainment on the car ride. No radio, just me reading this to him. We had the best time listening to the definitions in this book that so perfectly fit each word. I recommend this to anyone with a sense of humor.
February 10, 2016
I won this cynical dictionary on Goodreads. For a dictionary, I found this book very entertaining. The definitions were so wrong, but yet they were so right. I laughed at every one that I read. Who'd have thought that I would be this cynical?
July 11, 2014
HILARIOUS! I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway. My husband and I were both in tears reading this aloud to each other.
Definitely not for the faint of heart, but for those with a great sense of humor.
Definitely not for the faint of heart, but for those with a great sense of humor.
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