Mere Anarchy

Mere Anarchy
by Woody Allen

Mere Anarchy
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Author: Woody Allen
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-14
ISBN: 0812979508
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks

Book Reviews of Mere Anarchy

Book Review: MERE S.J. PERELMAN
Summary: 2 Stars

One of the greatest and most popular American humorists of the 20th century was S.J. Perelman. His style is absolutely unique as regards vocabulary,, narrative persona,premises, titling of pieces, characters' names - everything. It cannot be mistaken. In "Mere Anarchy", Woody Allen, who has said that Perelman was a huge influence on him, has done his level best to reproduce exactly Perelman's style and incorporate very little of his own. It boggles the mind how well Allen has copied Perelman, in all aspects. Why he has done it, and almost completely abandoned his own distinctive style, is another question. An homage? Just to see if he could? (He can.) He's so successful, though, that it makes it difficult to review this book. If you love Allen's previous books like "Without Feathers," then you won't care much for this. If you loved Perelman, you'll enjoy this odd reincarnation of him but perhaps resent just a tiny bit the usurpation of a singular mind and gift. And you might want to read some of Perelman's work while you're at it ("Baby, It's Cold Inside" or "The Most of S.J. Perelman")-he was a genius. In fact, I would recommend just getting the Perelman collections and leaving "Mere Anarchy" alone.

Summary of Mere Anarchy

Here, in his first collection since his three hilarious classics Getting Even, Without Feathers, and Side Effects, Woody Allen has managed to write a book that not only answers the most profound questions of human existence but is also the perfect size to place under any short table leg to prevent wobbling.

In hysterical flights of inspirational sanity we are introduced to a cast of characters only Allen could imagine: Jasper Nutmeat, Flanders Mealworm, and the independent film mogul E. Coli Biggs, just to name a few. Whether he is writing about art, sex, food, or crime, he is explosively funny. In "This Nib for Hire," a Hollywood bigwig comes across an author's book in a little country store and describes it in a way that aptly captures this magnificent volume: "Actually," the producer says, "I'd never seen a book remaindered in the kindling section before."

Praise for Mere Anarchy:

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

"The stories in Mere Anarchy deliver the same joys and foibles that have been with its author from the start."
-Janet Maslin, The New York Times

"Uproarious . . . In each story the ornate and the vulgate slam together and make it rain polysyllabic absurdity."
-The Wall Street Journal

"Nostalgically enjoyable . . . The stories in Mere Anarchy deliver the same joys and foibles that have been with its author from the start."
-The New York Times

"Brilliant neurotica . . . unfailingly entertaining . . . [an] obsessive and seriously funny book."
-Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Like the Carnegie's one-pound sandwiches, Allen's literary slapstick is . . . comedy on wry."
-USA Today

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