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Title: Russell Baker's Book of American Humor by Russell Baker ISBN: 0-393-03592-1 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 October, 1993 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Not that funny
Comment: There are some gems in here, but not enough. The letter written by Groucho Marx is great, you can hear his voice in it. About two-thirds of the way through I got tired of wading through the muck to get to laugh-producing material, and gave up. I understand that this is not a joke book, but I just thought it would be funnier.
Rating: 5
Summary: genuinely funny
Comment: Humor being a matter of taste, it's difficult to find a collection that actually works. Russell Baker's collection really does accomplish what it sets out to do: "to make you laugh, or at least smile, or maybe just feel a little more interior warmth despite 'the situation'" (from the introduction). Running the gamut from sheer looniness to literary parody, and containing vintage material as well as contemporary items, this is a wonderful collection of items to lighten things up.
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