Humour Books

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

Rincewind is back and as cowardly as ever

Advantages: Funny and an interesting continuation of the Rincewind story.
Disadvantages: Not quite as good as the other Discworld books and a little short.

...is a demon in disguise Eric commands him to grant him three wishes; to be ruler of the world, to meet the most beautiful woman in all of history and to be immortal. Unfortunately for Eric, Rincewind is hardly a wizard let alone a Demon. But under threat of being sent to back to some Dungeon Dimension Rincewind tries his best to grant his new "Master's" wishes... Although things don't quite go according to plans. Like all Pratchett's Discworld books, ...
...(even to the extent that the title of the book actually has the name Faust crossed out above the "new title" of Eric) but also parodies greek epics, mayan culture and even hell itself. I enjoyed this book, although I don't think it is quite up to the standard of the other Discworld books I have read so far but it does provide an answer to what happened to Rincewind after the events of Sourcery. Even though its not as good as the other Discworld ...

Desperado19 09.06.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Eric (Big Book) - Terry Pratchett

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 ...

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Review of The World of Karl Pilkington - Karl Pilkington

By Royal Appointment

Advantages: SUE TOWNSEND
Disadvantages: Too many Adrian Moleisms!

...enjoy reading so much, that the minute I have finished, I want to start reading it over again! Adrian Mole was my first introduction to Sue Townsend and her style of writing appealed greatly to me, it was informal, light and reflective or indeed, indicative of 'society' at the time. Reading the Queen and I was a pleasure from start to finish. it charts the fall and fall of the Royal Family, who are moved to a council estate after a Republican Government ...
...Queen manages well, Margaret on the other hand fights tooth and nail) and what it does brilliantly is reflect the inner feelings of the Royal family and the notions that we all have about them...Anne gets on with it and falls for a carpet fitter...Diana, dresses for the challenge, Charles turns his garden into an allotment and has 'never looked happier'. The children (all much younger than they are today obviously) quickly adapt to life on the estate ...

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Review of The Queen and I - Sue Townsend

the strange, the pointless, and the ugly

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Flanimals is a book of not-quite-real animals, which has been created and compiled by Ricky Gervais. Flanimals is the first in a currently expanding series and features characters originally designed to entertain a younger relative. Ricky invites us into his wild and creative imagination which can only be said to appeal to people of all ages. The book is unlike anything Gervais has done before, so don't be put off if you're not a fan of Gervais' ...
...and lifestyle. All of the Flanimals have a very pointless lifestyle, with Gervais making them sound even more pointless and ridiculous than they already would. Each description encapsulates Gervais' humour with open-ended question and insults. Its amazing the amount of humour he can fit into a few lines of text. Whilst the common names of the Flanimals are hilarious, its worth the time to read the Latin names which are more outrageous, and appear ...

Punkychik 14.04.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Flanimals - Ricky Gervais