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haven't laughed so loud or so much in ages, Only real problem: too short! Like much good humor, Diffee's work skates on the edge of stereotypes and "isms" and makes them hilarious.
Not for everyone, as not everyone finds such things funny, I can laugh at the silliness and not adopt some kind of agreement that the stereotype is in someway truly representative of anything but the stereotype itself.
But hey, maybe it's possible to not share the humor of something and still choose to not condemn it as "racist" or whatever.
Your choice. The title got my attention as I was scrolling through NetGalley one day, However, I should have known better than to think this would be of a high quality, There were, of course, a few very few, jokes that made me laugh, but I wasnt a fan overall, I was also bothered by a number of jokes that didnt seem to be the most politically correct, including an entire chapter on Indians and Eskimos.
This book was racist, sexist, and the jokes about religion seemed very off base, The author seemed quite smug about it, as well, It just was not for me, Or most people, I would hope, I couldnt even finish it,
sitelinkThis review was originally posted on The Reading Raindoe Three primarily because there were some classic Diffee comics in here that I had previously encountered in The New Yorker and forgot how much I enjoyed.
Giggles a'plenty. The actual book though, is not so great, The intros to each chapter were not my kind of funny many were just plain bad, Diffee's comics are my favorite of those frequenting The New Yorker however, this book is just not really worth the price of entry.
Very passable. Disclaimer: eARC provided by Scribner through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review, Quotes may not appear in the final edition,
I may not be attractive, but I consider myself a smart girl,
Well, maybe I am not, because I couldnt find this book to be funny in any way,
The idea is interesting, the themes could have been quite hilarious, and most images were good, but the jokes just didnt make it for me.
People ask you if youre a cat person or a dog person as if penguins didnt even exist.
I hate to be so rough on a review, especially on a supposedlyfunny one, But it is what it is, Sadly, the best part of this book is its inspired title: Hand Drawn Jokes for Smart Attractive People, The rest is either clever, but not funny, or offensive depending on the page, It's a shame really the artwork itself is great and it's clear that Diffee is a talented cartoonist, I just didn't connect with much of the work,
Out of all of it, my favorite cartoon was on pageMoses: The Teen Years where a young adult version of Moses is depicted staring into a mirror, carefully parting his long hair with a comb.
The worst was the entirety of Chapter Eight: For Smart Attractive Indians and Eskimos and really soured this whole book for me.
Pick up at your own risk, I can't really recommend it, Some graphic novels that I DO recommend: sitelinkPenguins with People Problems or sitelinkShakespeare's Guide to Parenting, Deserves a better title: Hand Drawn Jokes for People Who Still Think Stereotypes at best and Racism at worst Is Funny.
Some of it didn't all into those categories, Some of it was downright original and clever, Most of it, however, was old old old and tiring, I must be in the target audience group, because I found this collection hilarious! I received an eArc from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
So, this was quite different to anything I've read this year so far.
There's handwriting all the way through instead of being printed in the usual way,
The book itself is split into different categories there's jokes for lumberjacks, couples, old people, pet owners, people in the medical profession etc.
Some of them I could relate to and others I could not, .
The funny thing is that I didn't get the 'picturejokes', I understood the jokes within the text but the actual pictures didn't let me laugh out loud like the text.
I didn't really know what to expect from this but nonetheless it disappointed me I guess I'd expected to laugh, and I did a couple of times but it really wasn't that funny.
If you understand Matthew Diffee's humor or have the same kind of humor this is a book for you.
Meh. A few of the cartoons got a grin out of me, but for the most part, the author came across as a real jerk.
I don't know if he was trying to be tongueincheek, or if he really is that egotistical, but either way, . . I've definitely read better cartoon collections, Still, there were some that brought a chuckle, so as a quick read, it's not NOT worth the time, I just dont get sarcasm, Or I should say, I dont care for it in my comedy, Okay, I will be honest, I just read the comics and didn't bother with his intro to each chapter, So of what I read, it was pretty amusing, Like with any comic or humor book, some things are better than others so your mileage may vary, This is kind of a mixed bag for me, I like some of the comics Matthew Diffee draws for the New Yorker and his style is absolutely impeccable, But I really dislike how unbelievably smug he is, and his attitude throughout just left a bad taste in my mouth.
Just give me the comics, leave the commentary, He is very clever, but he is definitely not funny,
There is also quite a bit of that gross passive racism, sexism, etc, passed off as intellectual commentary, Hard pass on that. Parts made me laugh out loud parts made me cringe, Love his drawing style. very cute and funny and because it's comics is a fast read! I really enjoyed it Very funny for what it is: a collection of New Yorker style joke cartoons with some oneliners thrown in.
I was the laugh track for my office forlunches, I don't get it, Does that not make me attractive
A collection of comics from a guy who does drawings for The New Yorker, I would think it would be funny.
But one after another, I just started to skip pages because I wasn't getting it and they were ridiculous, racist and absolutely infuriating.
So that about sums up my experience,
DNF. This ARC kindly provided by NetGalley on behalf of the publisher,
some quite funny parts, some not so funny parts, Overall, Id say its average, nothing spectacular, and I wouldnt go buy it,
A few words of wisdom from the book:
“its better to look your age than smell your age”
“Marriage takes work, otherwise youre home together all day.
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And a couple of lines I really liked:
“people ask you if youre a cat person or a dog person as if penguins didnt even exist”
“Im going away for the weekend.
Would you mind feeding my husband”
Matthew Diffee is, among other things, a cartoonist for The New Yorker, which sort of means in the world of cartoonists, that he made it.
But just to underline this fact, he published The Rejection Collection I and II, cartoons "too dumb, too dark, or too naughty for The New Yorker.
That sounds about right. I laughed aloud a few times reading this, so it gets my highest praise, He is really funny.
Isn't the title enough to convince you of that I mean, he draws for The New Yorker, so he has to be that kind of droll and diffident.
Diffee puts them in categories, like for Eskimos or Animal Owners, Relationships, Lumberjacks, and so on, introducing each section with a kind of standup routine that I found consistently funny.
Diffee is just funny! This is, as
he says, what he does all day, And I'd say he should keep his day job,
Okay, he's not as crude as Johnny Ryan or as hip as some of your art comics dudes, but I laughed.
It's not so much the stereotypes though, there are many, but the way too easy jokes that bothered me, Also: the feeling that I was watching a dlist comedian who was trying very hard, Hand Drawn Jokes for Smart Attractive People by Matthew Diffee was a Christmas present from my daughter, Sara, Diffee is a Texasborn cartoonist who lives in New York City, Though his singlepanel cartoons have been published in many periodicals, most of his work appears in The New Yorker and Texas Monthly magazines.
There are sixteen chapters or categories each labeled as being for smart, attractive people, Over the years Diffee has noticed something about people who dont love his work, “They are all, without exception, ugly and dumb, ” Most of the categories are commonplace, but a few, like Prisons, Lumberjacks, Utensils and Tattoos are unexpected and unconventional, That sets the frame for his insights and humor: a bit sassy, a tad twisted and frequently ironic, There is a large portion of social commentary and satire, If you are thinskinned, be careful, You are probably going to be the target of several of his zingers, Be assured, however, that he is an Equal opportunity offender,
Check Diffee out, Hes bound to make you smile,
ARC for review.
I suppose I must cop to being only moderately smart and attractive some of these cartoons from New Yorker artist Matthew Diffee were cute, but others were just OK.
. . though I am the first to admit there is a cadre of people out there who adore nearly all the cartoons in the magazine, and I'm not part of that group.
Also, my review copy contained a lot of empty spaces where I'm assuming there might be text to come, but considering the focus is on the cartoons, I doubt the additions would change my ratings.
Some of the jokes are slightly amusing, Most of them just felt like talking to a condescending jerk, Selfdeprecation only goes so far in relieving the snobbish tone, In all, this is a good reminder about why I don't waste money on publications like New Yorker, Finally, a book thats not for everyone! From awardwinning New Yorker cartoonist Matthew Diffeeeditor of The Rejection Collection and the “de facto leader of a young generation of cartoonists”The Wall Street Journala hilarious mix of cartoons, visual riffs, and illustrated one liners that will appeal to anyone who is beautiful and intelligent.
For almost fifteen years, Matthew Diffees uniquely funny singlepanel cartoons have gussied up the pages of The New Yorker, winning him countless fans, big shot friends, and a pile of hilarious material hes never used.
Yet shockingly, a small sector of the population is not enamored with his work, Diffee has met some of these people and reports that they are, without exception, dumb and ugly, whereas the people who enjoy his work are just the opposite.
In fact, the smarter and more attractive people are, the more they tend to appreciate Diffees humor, This book is for them,
This collection contains Diffees funniest drawings and writings from the past decade as well as allnew cartoons and sketches organized into categories that will appeal to smart attractive people in all walks of life, based on profession and circumstance: smart attractive Medical Professionals, sharp and goodlooking Old People beautiful geniuses in Prison brainy handsome Lumberjacks and more.
Are you an alluring wellread utensil user Well, theres a chapter just for you!
If youre a fan of Demetri Martin and Jack Handey, or if you happen to be George Clooney or Natalie Portman, Hand Drawn Jokes for Smart Attractive People will leave you laughing your smart attractive ass off.
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