I have been laughing my ass off throughout this whole book! It's hilarious!! Yes, the old comedy duos--he does a re-write of the Who's on 1st bit by removing the humor (the joke is understood), and then he adds more humor following the bit even further. Later, he uses the same punchline when he enters the office and he's wondering about the secretary with no arms who let him in and he's told, "Yeah, that's Weird." Same punch line. Funny! And what about the fire scene with the clown jumping out and bouncing off the trampoline that the firefighters are holding? He examines what's made us laugh over the years by presenting it differently and ridiculously, and this time around, it's even funnier. What do I read after this that will make me laugh and think this much?!
@@offthewallnovels1292 Thanks for the suggestions! I love DFW! I was rereading Infinite Jest with a friend and I told her she has to read Antkind. I haven't read Broom of the System, so will do that next. and Pynchon....OK! I've been afraid, but I see it's his shortest novel....I'll give it a try. Cheers to reading (and laughing and thinking (and crying!) too!) I'm listening to Ankkind on Audible. The narrator's great!
@@kelleybudding Absolutely! Broom of the System is funny and has a way lighter tone than Infinite Jest. Pynchon can be tough, but if you read him quickly and out loud it's a little easier. I hope you like them! Thanks again for watching.
By a wide margin the funniest and saddest novel I’ve ever read. When it isn’t blowing your mind with imaginative leaps and deep thoughts. It’s better than a masterpiece. It’s a miracle.
This Is not comic at all. Seinfeld is funny. George Carlín is funny. Not CK. You didnt even smile at reading it. Funny comes from the unexpected ,,, but correct, right and savvy. That is why CK doesn't do comedy but tragedy.
I literally thought you meant Louis CK at first, haha. The subject of comedy as suffering is a dominant feature of this book. Thats not just my interpretation, the narrator talks about it. Also, I laughed many times while reading this book. I had already read this paragraph several times, so the humorous aspects were not unexpected for me.
