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Title: The Unorthodox Book of Jewish Records & Lists by Allan Gould, Danny Siegel, Alan Gould ISBN: 0-452-26433-2 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: September, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $8.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Funny, Entertaining, and Clever
Comment: Siegel and Gould have taken sophisticated humor to a new height. Even if you are not Jewish, have never attended a Bar Mitzvah, or have not seen the movie 'Goodbye Columbus', I think you will still appreciate the humor.

The jokes are not always simplistic - and that is what makes them so much more appreciated. These are not stand-up routines, rather, they are well-thought out pieces of prose.

The Unorthodox Book of Jewish Records & Lists is obviously patterned after the 'book of lists'/'guiness world record' genre, and does a great job within the Jewish humor world.

I highly recommend this book! It is certainly on MY list of books to buy, give as a presents, etc.

Rating: 2
Summary: Some nice jokes, but not very entertaining
Comment: First off, this book's humor is rather specialized. Only Jews or those familiar with Jewish culture are likely to get many of the jokes collected in it. Secondly, the book isn't all that funny, in my opinion, even though I got the jokes. Numerous jokes with potential got ruined by poor "delivery" and others were repeated over and over till they lost the punch. Some were good (such as the idea of a uniquely Jewish disease: guilt) were okay but the book just didn't make me laugh the way other books have done. The Big Book of Jewish Humor is recommended instead of this, if you're looking for a funny book. Best of all, much of the humor in that collection appeals to everyone, not just Jewish folks.