Our Dumb World by Inc. The Onion
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Book Reviews of Our Dumb World
Book Review: Funny and Annoying
Summary: 3 Stars
There are some very funny parts of this book. I have lived in many countries and states and the authors really did a good job (for the most part) of finding and writing about true funny things. Fiji is nowhere to be found in the book which I thought was odd and Virginia's story seemed to fall short of funny but other places were right on. We laughed out loud a lot reading this. The annoying part about this book for me was the fact that the only place that actually had good things written about it was New York City. Obviously the authors live there and are of the same mentality of many New York City dwellers that there is absolutely nothing negative about the city, but come on. Really? Nothing at all? It is a great city but there are many funny things to poke fun at. I guess of course that would be blasphemy to a New Yorker. So the message we got from reading the book was that everywhere in the world is stupid except New York City. Some people may be able to get past this and enjoy the book but I just found that to be egocentric and it ruined the book for me.Book Review: Try "Our Dumb Century" instead
Summary: 3 Stars
I usually laughed every couple of pages while reading "Our Dumb World"--but with 25 or so jokes per page, that's not a great batting average. How many funny jokes are there to make about the awful lives of Africans? The repetitive nature of the gags quickly becomes monotonous.
I would recommend the Onion's "Our Dumb Century" instead. Much funnier, and a much wider range of satiric targets.
Book Review: Becomes repetitive and dry early on
Summary: 2 Stars
At first I thought this book was funny and clever. I soon realized that page after page is filled with the same boring and often unfunny offensive jokes. It feels as if the writers were simply trying to fill space. The "humor" has a science to it that all too often makes it predictable and bland. Not worth buying- sorry.Book Review: Genocide is not funny
Summary: 2 Stars
A lot of good laughs here but genocide and starvation just don't connect with my funny bone. I was disappointed and found it hard to read the "comic" entries for Rwanda, Sudan, and Haiti, among others.Book Review: Needs a warning label
Summary: 1 Stars
This is adult entertainment and should be taken with that amount of credibility. If you want to laugh or cry about the world we live in, it will fill both needs.
I looked through this book briefly and know that I am definitely not a fan of doctored pictures or bile riddled facts, if you can call them facts. It is very negative and should be coupled with some companion type book to offset the shock factor. Too bad because it was a great literary idea, but too distracting to take seriously. It proves that we have freedom of speech, though...I can say that much.
Not for children, there are more balanced resources out there which have more facts to decide what history really is or isn't.