Humour Books

A very funny read

Advantages: Funny, witty
Disadvantages: Need to know the harry potter books to understand it

Having heard about this book i decided to buy it. It definately displays a unique charm. I like the Harry Potter books and this is certainly a darker, funnier, cruder version. The writing isn't as good as JK Rowling's but it's still a very interesting read. The author's use of crude humour, easy jokes, and poking fun at itself makes it hilarious. The plot is fast paced, and can sometimes get confusing and hard to follow. Although sometimes it seems ...
...a good, well-worth read. It is way funnier than Harry Potter and some could argue better. More aimed at older readers though but if you like parodies or Harry Potter, or if you hate Harry Potter from his stupid scar to his pet owl's droppings, you should read this funny book. ...

sn33zy440 21.06.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Barry Trotter and the Shameless Parody - Michael Gerber

Bunny suicide hotline. Please hold...

Advantages: Dark humour
Disadvantages: Not for the really young

Andy Riley is a man of amazing imagination with a cruel twist. However with four best-selling books under his belt all laced with black humour (something serious given a funny twist) he must be doing something right. Long ago my fiancee nicknamed me bunny. A cute and cuddly name which seemed to stick. I already own two of his books 'The book of bunny suicides' and 'Great lies to tell small kids' so when I passed 'Return of the bunny suicides' with ...
...of the book is simple. For a reason which is never made clear (maybe they ran out of carrots) bunnies are having a serious crisis. The bunny suicide hotline has failed them and they are all on the journey to the next life. Sounds cruel right? Yet for some reason which is endearing to Andy he manages to make you smile, giggle or burst into hysterics at these strange little creatures. The cover of the book is green and glossed over to prevent smalls ...

ovetta2001 21.01.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Return of the Bunny Suicides - Andy Riley

AND You Can Stop A Table Wobbling With It!

Advantages: Compact - some sensible advice to pick the bones out of
Disadvantages: Avoiding alien abduction?

When the original Worst Case Scenario Survival handbook was published, it covered emergencies many of which were only the kind experienced by Ray Mears and that ilk. The issue of a Travel version or sub-section makes all kind of sense, since most of the scrapes that the Man On The Clapham Omnibus will get into are more likely to occur whilst travelling to, or actually being in , foreign climes. I think someone gave me this book as a stocking ...
...such it's lain around in the bed-side table just waiting to come to the top of the pile as a bit of 'loo-time' reading. Any book thus designated must know that if found wanting, its pages may get used for something else. In fact, since this is the Travel edition of the "W-C S S H*", it even suggests doing this in the section on lavatorial emergencies. *(If you think I'm going to type out 'Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook' every time, think ...

BNibbles 15.09.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook - Joshua Piven

Its GREAT!!!!!

Advantages: Everything!!!!!
Disadvantages: none

...so heavy that I got the the postman to help me with it. When I unpacked it, it was wrapped in plastic. The quality of it is excellent. A true quality of a collectible item. I have been reading it since the day i got it. It started of with a brief introduction of bill waterson and his drawings and how calvin and hobbes evolved into the calvin and hobbes we know now. It has the comic strips from 1970's. There are 3 books to read. All my favourite strips ...

shiguo 23.01.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Complete Calvin and Hobbes: v. 1, 2, 3 (Calvin & Hobbes) - Bill Watterson

The work of a twisted genius

Advantages: Hilarious, light-hearted and easy to get into
Disadvantages: Quite short

Quite simply the funniest book I've ever read, and one that highlights the genius that hides behind Karl Pilkington's clueless exterior. The book is made of up transcripts from the podcast series featuring Ricky Gervais, Karl Pilkington and Steve Merchant. All of the transcripts make the adaptation from sound to print very well and I defy anyone to read through them and not laugh out loud on several occasions. Added to the transcripts are amusing ...

Xanshin 15.02.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The World of Karl Pilkington - Karl Pilkington