Uncle John's Presents Book of the Dumb 2

Uncle John's Facts and Trivia

by John Scalzi

Uncle John Presents: Book of the Dumb 2 is the perfect remedy to a world gone stupid. John Scalzi has put together another collection devoted to the absurd antics of nincompoops, numbskulls, and nitwits. Nineteen chapters cover a broad range of utter stupidity-from political pinheads and famous fools to moronic movies and terrible television. Most important of all, the book continues to show that dumb doesn't discriminate-it comes in all sizes and sizes from every outpost of the planet.

Genres: Nonfiction, Humor, Trivia

320 pages, Paperback

First published November 11, 2004

About the author

John Scalzi, having declared his absolute boredom with biographies, disappeared in a puff of glitter and lilac scent.

(If you want to contact John, using the mail function here is a really bad way to do it. Go to his site and use the contact information you find there.)

Reviews

[JDK1962 · Rating 3 out of 5]

A second collection of "News of the Weird"-type stories. An excellent collection for reading when you're trying to get to sleep (since all the bits are short). Although, after having read two of these volumes, I'm starting to feel badly about enjoying snark aimed at incredibly stupid people.

[Kieran McAndrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

The thing about dumb people is they are infinite in their capabilities. In this sequel to 'Book of the Dumb', John Scalzi shows us just how exciting these capabilities can be. Each chapter is short and enjoyable, but there is scope for further investigation.

[izawoodsman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Little tidbits to pass the time. Reminds me of the little space fillers you'd find in the Reader's Digest of the 70s.

[Jan · Rating 1 out of 5]

So shallow...

[Remo · Rating 1 out of 5]

Hoy, sesión doble, estimados lectores. Estos libros fueron lo único medio legible que pude encontrar en la única librería generalista del barrio francés de Nueva Orleans. La idea, de nuevo, es relatar historias en las que los protagonistas cometen, dicen o narran estupideces. Aunque se ve que el autor ha intentado pasar un filtro para que no se le cuelen leyendas urbanas, el filtro es demasiado débil para mi gusto: sólo da noticias que previamente haya dado alguna agencia de noticias. Pufff... Eso es un coladero. Concretamente, la agencia de noticias Ananova, que es parte del grupo telefónico Orange, es un nido de bulos. Si quieren comprarse un libro que narre estas historias, les recomiendo que busquen a alguien especializado en leyendas urbanas, que a ese será mucho más difícil que se la cuelen.
Mi opinión, para los dos libros en conjunto: Perfectamente prescindibles.