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Melki wrote: "I just finished Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir. Lawson's childhood was even WEIRDER than my own. We both grew up around lots of animals, only the ones in my house were al..."I have that down as a book I want to read at some point. From the few things I've heard it sounds funny.
I noticed it being compared to Tina Fey (
, that one I have on my shelf in hopes of reading as well. Hoping in the next few months.
Me Talk Pretty One Day - anyone read this? My wife just read it, by accident, and said it was ok. Yes, accidentally falling into a Sedaris book when expecting something else may change one's expectations of a book.Anyway, it is just sitting there, in our house, calling me to read it...but, I have so many other books doing the same thing.
Perhaps I need to read some sort of self-help book first, if I'm hearing books calling for me?
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"You should have picked me. I'm much more interesting," they say.
And then I get all angsty that perhaps I should be reading something else.
Is it any wonder I drink?
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As long as you are drinking in the company of books I would consider you ok.
I find it easier to offload reading tasks to one of my other selves. They can agonize over the reading schedule, prioritization, who has had which book for too many days, which book sounds better when smacked upside one's skull, and other critical tasks. As long as the fighting between myselves is quiet, I don't mind. Sometimes I give myself the silent treatment for hours at a time. That never lasts, of course. Sooner or later, one of me starts complaining that I'm looking at me funny or hogging the laptop or eating more than my share of cheese. In all of the confusion, I sometimes don't notice that my self devoted to writing has seized the recliner and TV remote until the evening is almost over.
It's a tiring thing, herding me.
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Good point.
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I don't know how you do it. I was exhausted just reading about your many selves.
Melki, I have a few dollars left after my recent round trip to the edge of the Universe. Is it too late to pay someone to pimp? :P
"Foop!" by Chris Genoa, one of those books that both makes you chuckle and leaves you scratching your head all at the same time.
Definitely read Foxavier and Plinka. It is funny satire of the mental health system and features an evil food conglomerate which puts mind control additives in their products. It is also a nice love story about a man with OCD and a woman with Bipolar disorder.
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And I agree about the Jasper Fforde book. I've kind of lost interest in the Thursday Next series, but I wish he would write more Nursery Crimes.
I started Robert Asprin's Myth-Quoted and quickly put it down. I've read all the other Myth series books by Asprin, but, they've been doing downhill for awhile. I noticed, after putting this latest one down, that he isn't even the writer. His name is plastered across the top but it slyly says, Robert Asprin's (possessive) as in his series, characters, etc, but it turns out the book is entirely written by Jody Lynn Nye...not the same calibre of writing.I've moved onto Interesting Times and am now in a much happier place.
Pratchett isn't always Pratchett Gold, but at least he's always Pratchett. His basic is as good as most other people's best.
Eve langlais books are really funny iv just about read all her books and there isnt one i havent laughed at
About a year ago I was snooping around our local used bookstore and stumbled upon a copy of "The Kruton Interface" by John DeChanchie. I'm a sucker for a book cover and it was only $1.25, so I decided to adopt it and give it a good home.I thought it was pretty funny (although quite a bit corny too). My son, who is in his early 20's, thought it was hilarious.
So if you've not checked that one out, you may find a giggle or two in there! :)
The Kruton Interface
Another book that I thought was pretty humorous was "Heroics for Beginners" by John Moore. Loads of goofiness in that one.Heroics for Beginners
Chris wrote: "Pratchett isn't always Pratchett Gold, but at least he's always Pratchett. His basic is as good as most other people's best."I agree with this completely. The *only* book by Pratchett that I found lacking in laughs was Pyramids. The concept was hilariously brilliant, but it wasn't all that funny from my POV.
Everything else he does is just gold, including the kids books. Fun stuff.
I wasn't especially impressed by 'Monstrous Regiment', which I thought was pretty much a one-joke book, the joke being cross-dressing. At the moment, I'm reading 'Nation', which I think is 24-carat Pratchett.
I don't think I've read "Nation" yet. I'll jump on that this weekend. Currently in edit-hell for my next book.Another book that I thought was pretty good was "In the Company of Ogres" by Martinez.
In the Company of Ogres
Actually, I like a number of his books. They're not hilarious or anything, but they have funny bits and they're mostly fun.
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Hahaha ...this is definitely going in someones stocking for christmas
Here are some of the excellent reviews on Amazon of 'Taken by a T-Rex':
"If you have been searching for dinosaur-on-woman porn (and who hasn't been?), your search has at last reached its end. Filling a literary niche that, incredibly, has been ignored until now, the author has recognized the public's insatiable interest in dinosaur lust for the ladies. Human ladies. I look forward to the sequels that will undoubtedly chronicle their ongoing romance, their subsequent affairs and rocky issues in their relationship, and the fates of their dino-human children."
"It is very uncommon to find accurate depictions of dinosaur on woman sex. If, like me, you have found it increasingly difficult to satisfy your need to recount old times, then this literary masterpiece is for you. No other author has truly been able to both arouse and entice my intense desire to mate with a T-Rex as accurately and successfully as Christie Sims. I would not be surprised if this book outsells the Bible and brings about a new age of literary enlightenment."
"Don't worry, it's not bestiality because she's a dinosaur too. At the end of the book, you learn she's a Mega-Sore-Ass."
It's noticeable that 'Taken by a T-Rex' is selling more copies than the authors' other books, such as 'Taken by a Pterodactyl' and 'Ravished by a Triceratops'. Clearly the readers of dino-porn have discriminating tastes, and won't read just any old rubbish.
"If you have been searching for dinosaur-on-woman porn (and who hasn't been?), your search has at last reached its end. Filling a literary niche that, incredibly, has been ignored until now, the author has recognized the public's insatiable interest in dinosaur lust for the ladies. Human ladies. I look forward to the sequels that will undoubtedly chronicle their ongoing romance, their subsequent affairs and rocky issues in their relationship, and the fates of their dino-human children."
"It is very uncommon to find accurate depictions of dinosaur on woman sex. If, like me, you have found it increasingly difficult to satisfy your need to recount old times, then this literary masterpiece is for you. No other author has truly been able to both arouse and entice my intense desire to mate with a T-Rex as accurately and successfully as Christie Sims. I would not be surprised if this book outsells the Bible and brings about a new age of literary enlightenment."
"Don't worry, it's not bestiality because she's a dinosaur too. At the end of the book, you learn she's a Mega-Sore-Ass."
It's noticeable that 'Taken by a T-Rex' is selling more copies than the authors' other books, such as 'Taken by a Pterodactyl' and 'Ravished by a Triceratops'. Clearly the readers of dino-porn have discriminating tastes, and won't read just any old rubbish.
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http://www.amazon.com/Hutzler-571-Ban...
That's the thing to do, find a small niche market like dino-human erotica and be the only author. You'll grab all the dozen or two sales the market has to offer.Wonder what other kind of genre has not been filled yet?
Rebecca wrote: I enjoyed the reviews very much, though they aren't as good as some for the banana slicer.
http://www.amazon.com/Hutzler-571-Ban...
I think I'll give up trying to be funny. How can you compete with this?
ETA: Seriously, I think even Pratchett can't compete with this. Can we have these reviews as the next month's book?
http://www.amazon.com/Hutzler-571-Ban...
I think I'll give up trying to be funny. How can you compete with this?
ETA: Seriously, I think even Pratchett can't compete with this. Can we have these reviews as the next month's book?
I'm thinking of starting up a new course here at the University where I work. I think we'll call it "The Banana Slicer Reviews - a New Genre for Serious Critics." What do you think?
I'd like to plug one of O. Henry's collections, The Gentle Grafter (Illustrated Edition).They aren't horribly sophisticated, but if your opinion of O.Henry is based on the horribly saccharine "Gift of the Magi", read some of these stories and see why he was so appreciated in his time.
Well, I loved his chocolate bar if it's any consolation (sorry, it had to be said).
Bob wrote: ...if your opinion of O.Henry is based on the horribly saccharine "Gift of the Magi"
A little unfair. Needs to be read with empathy. Give me your address and I'll send you some.
A little unfair. Needs to be read with empathy. Give me your address and I'll send you some.
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