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runekeon's review against another edition
5.0
I only read this because we read [a:Connie Willis|14032|Connie Willis|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1529284935p2/14032.jpg] book [b:To Say Nothing of the Dog|77773|To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)|Connie Willis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1469410460l/77773._SY75_.jpg|696] for one of my book clubs and it made me want to understand her references to this book. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will look for more by [a:Jerome K. Jerome|3352|Jerome K. Jerome|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1335971515p2/3352.jpg]
cherold's review against another edition
4.0
This is a very funny book that apparently was originally meant to be a travelogue. Instead, it became a collection of amusing anecdotes with occasional and consistently tedious travelogue descriptions tossed in. Worth reading both for its humor and for the portrayal of England of the time.
elisability's review against another edition
4.0
In late 19th century England, three friends, George, Harris and J.–to say nothing of Montmorency the dog–decide to go on a calming boat ride up the river Thames to get away from their worries. And that’s it, that’s the story.
It was so random, I loved it XD J. goes off on completely random tangents, it’s so much fun! The blurb says it’s maybe one of the funniest books ever written in English, and it actually just might be. Not laugh-out-loud funny, but very humorous nonetheless. There is basically absolutely nothing going on in this book but you will never get bored!
It was so random, I loved it XD J. goes off on completely random tangents, it’s so much fun! The blurb says it’s maybe one of the funniest books ever written in English, and it actually just might be. Not laugh-out-loud funny, but very humorous nonetheless. There is basically absolutely nothing going on in this book but you will never get bored!
hisochi's review against another edition
3.0
equivalent of movies that have no plot and rely on whatever the characters do. still funny though..
samarpratapparihar's review against another edition
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This got really repetitive in the middle, but kind of made up for it near the end?
merholley's review against another edition
4.0
This was fun. It felt sort of like reading P.G. Wodehouse with a laugh track. Like, it was definitely funny, and it is usually a good bet to write an innocently arrogant rich young man slipping on banana peels, right? Everyone likes that. My only complaint isn't even really a complaint, but just something that I think makes Wodehouse's stories slightly more effortless. It is that there is no foil in this book, so the narrator has to act as a foil to himself and reveal his silliness. That ends up being a little *wink, wink, nudge, nudge* where Jeeves, as a foil, allows Bertie to maintain blissful helplessness throughout.
On the other hand, the lack of a direct foil to the narrator did give the stories maybe something of an O. Henry feel. Like, you could feel the wrap-up coming, and you knew it would be a surprise. Sometimes it was not a surprise, but it was very tidy in the sense that O. Henry's are, I think.
I tend to not love laugh tracks, but this was still good. It was very clever, and I do like to laugh at rich British young men. Guarantied good time with that. Still, I would easily pick Wodehouse up before this.
On the other hand, the lack of a direct foil to the narrator did give the stories maybe something of an O. Henry feel. Like, you could feel the wrap-up coming, and you knew it would be a surprise. Sometimes it was not a surprise, but it was very tidy in the sense that O. Henry's are, I think.
I tend to not love laugh tracks, but this was still good. It was very clever, and I do like to laugh at rich British young men. Guarantied good time with that. Still, I would easily pick Wodehouse up before this.
pronouncewasabiduty's review against another edition
2.0
Unsurprisingly fails the Bechdel test. Featuring three men I never want to be in a boat with.
angeladawn's review against another edition
5.0
Wasn't quite as funny the second time around, but still amusing.