Reviewed
by: BigAl
Genre:
Humor
Approximate
word count: 9-10,000
words
Availability
Click
on a YES above to go to appropriate page in Amazon, Barnes &
Noble, or Smashwords store
Author:
Larry
Ryals has written for The
Denver Post and is a
contributor to the humor and satire site Points in Case.
Description:
The
author explains his book this way:
This
collection of irreverent comedy articles is the direct result of my
pathetic failure and idiocy as an inventor. Who could have foreseen
that Grape-O grape-flavored drain cleaner and medicated steel wool
pads for hemorrhoids wouldn't sell?
Appraisal:
Humor
and how one person reacts to another’s attempt to be funny varies
widely. (You’ll see what I mean shortly.)
While
reading Shopping Lists
from Uranus I laughed, I
chuckled. One time I even guffawed. However, two of my best friends
(Hi A.M. and L.O.) question my sense of humor almost every day. So
the question is, will you react the same as I did, possibly even
guffaw multiple times? Or will you be like my semi-anonymous
“friends”? Is this the right book for you? I’ll try to help by
having you answer four questions.
First,
can you afford the price (currently 99 cents in the US, 99 pence in
the UK, and whatever that translates to in your home currency plus
the atrocious “delivery fee” for those of you in certain
countries).
Second,
do you agree with the author and “comedy experts” that Uranus is
the funniest planet?
Third,
do you chuckle or at least feel your face attempting to grin when you
read this paragraph about the author’s trip to the “Code Seven
Donut Shop”?
I
never felt less secure in my life because there were about 1000
police officers in there. There was even a department directory sign
indicating burglary investigations on the left, homicide detectives
on the right, vice squad at the counter, and narcotics evidence
disposal unit in the smoking section. When I passed the smoking
section, I got even hungrier, so I placed my order.
Last,
if you aren’t already on Amazon, click on the purchase link above.
(Those already on Amazon, stay where you are.) Read the full
description. Were you amused?
If you
answered yes to at least 3 out of 4 of these questions, this book is
for you. (Accuracy is guaranteed to be at least as good as those
quizzes you take on Facebook like the one that correctly determined
I’m a 12 year-old girl. My granddaughter is still laughing about
that one.)
Format/Typo
Issues:
No
significant issues.
Rating:
**** Four Stars
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