Fierce Pajamas: An Anthology of Humor Writing from The New Yorker
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Parodists take on not only writers like Hemingway and Kerouac, but TV documentaries, Italian cinema, and etiquette books. Here you will find large insights Woody Allen: He kills for food. And not only food: Place your car keys in your right hand.
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Remnick, New Yorker editor since , and Finder, the magazine's editorial director, recommend taking this book in small doses. However, New Yorker humor. Editorial Reviews. From Library Journal. Remnick, New Yorker editor since , and Finder, the magazine's editorial director, recommend taking this book in.
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Write a customer review. Read reviews that mention funny pieces woody collection allen laugh magazine martin wit steve keillor benchley perelman garrison example bruce dorothy parker editors remnick. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. A compendium of humor that has appeared in the New Yorker magazine since its inception in the s. Each essay ends with the author's title and the year in which it was written.
As the years passed so did what amused the reading public, but not as dramatically as one might expect. Foe example the selected offerings in this volume embrace periods by James Thurber and Robert Benchley and S. Perelman and Woody Allen.
Each is a master of humor. One person found this helpful. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. Other than a few funny stories the vast majority is not funny at all. The few you find funny may be different from the ones I do but you will still find the vast majority of these stories not at all funny. Often still funny, albeit dated humor from an American humor icon - the New Yorker. The short, one-liner style nuggets are of particular interest. Contains humor writing out of New Yorker magazine from several decades. Some classics are great - Woody Allen, Mike Nichols Well, considering that lately all the fiction in the magazine seems to be written by the same author, editor's choice makes a difference.
I love New Yorker humor, prose as well as the cartoons, and this is a lovely collection. Some pieces are goofy fun, others are very arch, and some are quite sophisticated. It's a great compass that points to the wide world of humor to be had almost anywhere and everywhere. Most of the pieces are pretty good. Jack Handy has an especially Handy-licious one. A few are too dull to finish. Don't try to read this book cover to cover, unless you really, really like New Yorker humor.
I think this is best suited for a bathroom book or a breakfast book - when a couple of pieces are read at a time. I checked this out from the library and did not have enough time to take it slowly. Oct 10, Billy rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: This was a wedding present to me from C, and I read it throughout our honeymoon. I felt like a person of timeless, wood-barreled taste and class, going back and reading pieces by James Thurber and E. Contains very funny pieces by Steve Martin, James Thurber and Groucho Marx; unfortunately, it also has some dated stuff and I was unable to relate.
Worth checking out of the ilbrary, which is where I stumbled upon it. May 10, zack rated it liked it. Provides little more than inner "Huh, that's funny" laughs. Thinking man's funny, I guess. Jun 29, Jrobertus rated it really liked it. This collection of New Yorker humor pieces is priceless.
The essays from the 30's and 40's are still hilarious and represent the work of some terrific writers. Jack Handy has a modern piece that totally cracked me up. Some of the pieces make me laugh out loud, others leave me smiling and a few have caused me to scratch my head and wonder what I've missed. Nov 02, Trilby rated it really liked it Shelves: Some of the pieces in here made me laugh aloud: The one that made me laugh so hard I almost crashed a liability of listening while driving was "Glengarry Glen Plaid" by Frank Cammusa and Hart Seely, wherein a phone rep abuses a would-be b I listened to the CD version of this book while I was driving back from Grand Marais.
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The one that made me laugh so hard I almost crashed a liability of listening while driving was "Glengarry Glen Plaid" by Frank Cammusa and Hart Seely, wherein a phone rep abuses a would-be buyer. Woody Allen's little masterpiece, "The Kugelmass Episode," is included. White were OK, but rather too dated to be hilarious.
Apr 16, Stephen Dorneman rated it it was ok. Reading Fierce Pajamas felt like being out at a bar with Charles Bukowski, Hemingway, and Dorothy Parker -- but everyone is drinking mocktails, sober as the proverbial judge. This is a long collection of short humor pieces from the New Yorker that doesn't happen to be particularly funny. Many of the older pieces are so dated that the modern reader has no idea what people, places, and incidents they refer too, and many others are maddeningly New Yorker-centric. The few classic pieces here, such a Reading Fierce Pajamas felt like being out at a bar with Charles Bukowski, Hemingway, and Dorothy Parker -- but everyone is drinking mocktails, sober as the proverbial judge.
The few classic pieces here, such as "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," are still great, but have been widely anthologized elsewhere. Jan 18, Kim rated it really liked it. But then what humor I did get was so rip-roariously funny, it was well worth the reading. Particular jewels that stick with me are 1 "Love Trouble is my Business" - a brilliant short story in which "Reagan" and "read Proust" are in every single sentence - must be read to be believed 2 "Tennis Personalities" Sep 14, Lori Theis rated it it was amazing.
Definitely not a "cover to cover" read but well worth picking up a few times a month. Ian Fraizer, Jack Handey, Steve Martin and many other fantastic humorists are here who you would otherwise probably not read unless you have a subscription to The New Yorker and the time to read every issue. Paul Rudnick's "Teen Times" has headline gems like "Cancer: Jan 16, A. Kuhlii rated it did not like it. I made it about halfway through, thinking surely there must be something funny just around the corner, but it turned into an awful slog through pretentious, unfunny garbage.
Maybe it has something to do with the lack of diversity in authors--out of pieces only 18 are written by women. Don't know the numbers on authors of color but I'd guess they're abysmal as well. There were a few saving graces--E. Preble gets rid of his wife. Sep 13, Jim rated it really liked it Shelves: I doubt readers will love every selection, but am certain they will find at least a few entries to love in this collection. Some of the stories are dated and others seem aimed at specific audiences, but if you enjoy reading The New Yorker, you'll love it. Many of the authors will be comfortably familiar.
A few choices I had read before and remembered, but it was still fun reading them again. I fell in love again with Mitty. Oct 14, Kristina rated it really liked it Shelves: This is a long, mixed bag, but there are a few gems that make it worth picking up and plodding along through from time to time. The Rather Difficult Case of Mr.
I was so charmed by it I read it twice. Jan 17, Chloe rated it liked it. Giving up on this. Those of you who know me know how much I hate doing that, but this was really more of a sample this, read that book than a sit down and devour book.
A lot of the humor simply wasn't relatable, being from the 30's and all. However, got a few good chuckles in, and my does one look stylish when one reads the New Yorker in any of its forms. Jul 05, Amy Barlow rated it it was amazing. This anthology includes a story in which Emily Dickinson keys a car. Steve Martin teaches us how to overcome writer's block. Woody Allen imagines a hassled affair with Emma Bovary. What if Mamet was forced to write blurbs for a catalog of comfortable clothing? When I'm blue, this collection can take my sad song and make it better.
Sep 29, Catalina rated it it was amazing.
An Anthology of Humor Writing from The New Yorker
Perhaps one of the best humor anthologies I have ever experienced. My former husband would read it to me before bed, and it would keep me up laughing. It's been years since I last picked it up and I am still laughing! Oct 03, Andrew rated it liked it Shelves: I like the idea, but some of the New Yorker humor is a bit high brow for my tastes.
That said, some of the pieces were very funny … it just was not consistent. I will certainly try more collections from the New Yorker, though. Apr 08, Meredith rated it liked it. When I was little, I would attempt to read my dad's James Thurber anthology mostly I liked the illustrations but the humor was always way over my head. Now I love it! Short stories and quick reads seems to be all I have time for right now, so this is perfect.
Jul 26, Mike Bradecich rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: On a range of topics and dating back to the 20's, this has some classics that I've read or heard dozens of times and a ton of things that I've never seen.
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Some pieces are obviously better than others, but the majority are great and all are at least interesting. Dec 22, Sofia rated it liked it. I enjoy opening this book to a random page and reading whatever I find. Almost always brings out a good chortle. Feb 10, Al rated it it was amazing. Kaufmann, Benchley, et al. So many stories were dated, literally and figuratively. Jan 22, E rated it did not like it Shelves: What was funny about this book is that it is ostensibly humorous yet got me to crack a smile only once.
No actual laughter occurred. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. David Remnick born October 29, is an American journalist, writer, and magazine editor. Remnick has been editor of The New Yorker magazine since