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Title: Fierce Pajamas : An Anthology of Humor Writing from The New Yorker by David Remnick, Henry Finder ISBN: 0-375-76127-6 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 15 October, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.69 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Simply the best of the best
Comment: If I were teaching a course in 20th Century American Humor, "Fierce Pajamas" would be my textbook. It is simply the best collection of the best short pieces by the best humor writers of our times--Robert Benchley, James Thurber, E. B. White, Dorothy Parker, S. J. Perelman, Groucho Marks, Steve Martin, Veronica Geng, Woody Allen, Ogden Nash, Martin Amis, John Updike, Mike Nichols, Garrison Keillor, Clarence Day, Frank "The Cliche Expert" Sullivan, Leonard (alias Mr. K*A*P*L*A*N) Ross--what more could one want? (Since you ask, dozens of other fine writers are represented in this unique collection.) Okay,there's not a single Abbott and Costello or Martin and Lewis routine in the whole book. But you knew that. This is wit,satire,irony--humor with an edge--not goofball slapstick. But anyone who can't get a belly laugh out of Steve Martin's "Changes in the Memory After Fifty", Ian Frazer's "Dating Your Mom", or David Owen's timely "What Happened to My Money?" should have his pulse checked. I've been sipping this rare, bubbly vintage for a month or so and am about to go back for seconds. Not only am I recommending it to my friends, I'm impoverishing myself sending copies to everyone I care about! Have a sip yourself.
Rating: 5
Summary: Gems of American Humor
Comment: "Fierce Pajamas" is an incredible collection of piece by some of the century's most famous humorists -- from Groucho Marx himself to SJ Perlman, Garrison Keillor, Thomas Meehan (who wrote the book to the musical "The Producers), Marshall Brickman, Woody Allen, Roy Blount, Christopher Buckley, Steve Martin, and more. Some of the pieces bring a smile, others a chuckle, and quite a few made me laugh out loud. Trawling through seventy-five years of The New Yorker, the editors (who contribute a terrifically smart and funny introduction) have come up with some real winners--and even the also-rans are worth the time. The perfect book for your bedside table... or bathroom.
Rating: 4
Summary: A certain brand of humor
Comment: Reading this anthology from cover to cover wouldn't be recommended. Think of this book as a newspaper; pick the headlines and titles that engage you and go from there. You'll be surprised at what you find. Some of the reviewers here are saying the pieces aren't laugh out loud; I think there's just a certain brand of humor the New Yorker tends to eminate. If you're into light or witty pieces, or if you'd just like a different kind of comedy, try this book.
I particularly enjoy Bruce McCall's pieces. "In the New Canada, Living is a Way of Life," he sarcastically marvels at the way Canadians deal with only one living room, one swimming pool, and are somehow able to answer his request for the time in perfect English.
Andy Borowitz's "Emily Dickinson, Jerk of Amherst" is a hilarious insight into a young man's (obviously fictional) relationship with the literary Belle. "Who, then, was the real Emily Dickinson? Daughter of New England in chaste service to her poetry, or back-stabbing gorgon who doctored your bowling score when you went to get more nachos?"
A wonderful collection of great short stories.
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Title: The Fun of It : Stories from The Talk of the Town by Lillian Ross, David Remnick ISBN: 0375756493 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Life Stories : Profiles from The New Yorker by David Remnick ISBN: 0375757511 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 15 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Wonderful Town : New York Stories from The New Yorker by David Remnick ISBN: 037575752X Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Mirth of a Nation : The Best Contemporary Humor by Michael J. Rosen ISBN: 0060953217 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Nobody's Perfect : Writings from The New Yorker by Anthony Lane ISBN: 0375714340 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 09 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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