octoberrust1108's review against another edition
3.0
I really love Gauld’s art style and sense of humor. I’ve read a decent amount of his books at this point and they’ve all been hits, in my opinion. The last one of his that I read, Baking With Kafka, might be my favorite because all of its jokes were centered around literary fiction and the struggles of being a writer. It was clever, quirky, and a very funny.
Department of Mind-Blowing Theories is similar to Baking With Kafka in structure, but the topic here is science-related humor, which I did not know before I picked this up. I am not very good with science. Naturally, this book and I didn’t mesh as well as his other works.
This isn’t a criticism of the book. I showed some of it to my wife, who thought it was much funnier than I did. This is a matter of taste, as well as a classic case of left brain/right brain. All that said, I did still crack up here and there. This one just wasn’t for me, which is all good.
Department of Mind-Blowing Theories is similar to Baking With Kafka in structure, but the topic here is science-related humor, which I did not know before I picked this up. I am not very good with science. Naturally, this book and I didn’t mesh as well as his other works.
This isn’t a criticism of the book. I showed some of it to my wife, who thought it was much funnier than I did. This is a matter of taste, as well as a classic case of left brain/right brain. All that said, I did still crack up here and there. This one just wasn’t for me, which is all good.
sizrobe's review against another edition
2.0
I feel bad rating this collection so low, but honestly I just didn't find it very funny. Not a chuckle, maybe a couple smiles. A shame.
robotswithpersonality's review against another edition
A pleasing percentage of robot cartoons. 🤖☺️ Honestly, a Tom Gauld comic collection is just the ticket for a reading palette cleanse. Amusing, sly, silly, sweet.
outandabout's review against another edition
fast-paced
3.5
Cute little collection of science comics.
anetq's review against another edition
5.0
Hilarious science comics as always from Tom Gauld - who lives in a lovely strange world where the moon and comet communicates every 25 years, Lab experiments talk and scientist go about their day shrinking themselves and sending dry clean receipts into space.
emesskay's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
Compilation of cartoons originally published in the "New Scientist" magazine. Entertaining take on scientific developments.