Showing posts with label funny. Show all posts
Showing posts with label funny. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 29
Tuesday, February 9
Tell Me Something Tuesday: Pandemic Reading
It really has changed since Feb/March.
I feel like my reading desire has been like a rollercoaster. One moment I am ripping through books like there is no tomorrow. Next moment...I realize it has been days since I read or listened to anything. My reading has been so inconsistent the last year for sure. Hopefully this year it is better especially now FH (future hubbie) started going to back to his office last week and I'm still remote so I can increase my audio time and even my reading time :) We shall see. I am curious to see how planning the wedding will impact my reading schedule.
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Sunday, July 17
Book Review: Dating Tips for the Unemployed by Iris Smyles
Title: Dating Tips for the Unemployed
Genre: Fiction & Humor
Pages: 320
First Published: June 28th 2016
Where I Got It: My shelf (Given to me by the author/publisher for my honest and unbiased opinion)
In twenty-four absurd, lyrical, and louche episodes, “Iris Smyles” weaves a modern odyssey of trying to find one’s home in the world amid the pitfalls and insidious traps of adult life. A wickedly funny picaresque touching on quantum physics, the Donner Party, arctic exploration, Greek mythology, Rocky I, II, V, IV, VI, and III respectively, and literary immortality, Dating Tips for the Unemployed is a wistful if wry ode to that awkward age—between birth and death—when you think you know what you want but aren’t quite sure what you’re doing.
When I read the summary I felt like I had no choice but to read it. It is something different and unique, but with the same message that books like this want to get out: finding yourself and finding where you belong.
Hilarious and sad all at the same time. I loved the main character - Iris. She was a mess as she was stumbling her way through relationships, family meetings, and just life in general. I loved her. I seen a lot of myself in her, so this made it so MUCH funnier! However....I will be honest....it took me about five stories before I realized that this book was centered around the same character. You are probably asking yourself what I am talking about? At first I thought it was different characters, until I re-read the summary and I realized it was the same character.
Why? Well, I think it was because the beginning was jumping around so much. At first the storyline was scattered around so much that I thought it was different people. I finally realized it was still Iris. That is honestly my only compliant. The beginning confused me, because it was jumping years too much.
Other than that, I couldn't put this book down. I simply adored the stories and the characters. Some of her exes needed a slap in the face! Ugh. But sometimes Iris was a total snot and selfish.
Honestly? I want to read more by the author. I love her voice and writing style. She can be tragic and funny all in one sentence. She certainly knows how to encompass life, because life is tragic and funny all at the same time. Brava!
In the end, I highly recommend this if you want a story about people stumbling through this silly thing we call life. The characters were fun. The stories were fun. My only compliant is the beginning, because it jumped around too much for my liking. Out of five stars, I stamp this with....mhmmm....4 stars.
When I read the summary I felt like I had no choice but to read it. It is something different and unique, but with the same message that books like this want to get out: finding yourself and finding where you belong.
Hilarious and sad all at the same time. I loved the main character - Iris. She was a mess as she was stumbling her way through relationships, family meetings, and just life in general. I loved her. I seen a lot of myself in her, so this made it so MUCH funnier! However....I will be honest....it took me about five stories before I realized that this book was centered around the same character. You are probably asking yourself what I am talking about? At first I thought it was different characters, until I re-read the summary and I realized it was the same character.
Why? Well, I think it was because the beginning was jumping around so much. At first the storyline was scattered around so much that I thought it was different people. I finally realized it was still Iris. That is honestly my only compliant. The beginning confused me, because it was jumping years too much.
Other than that, I couldn't put this book down. I simply adored the stories and the characters. Some of her exes needed a slap in the face! Ugh. But sometimes Iris was a total snot and selfish.
Honestly? I want to read more by the author. I love her voice and writing style. She can be tragic and funny all in one sentence. She certainly knows how to encompass life, because life is tragic and funny all at the same time. Brava!
In the end, I highly recommend this if you want a story about people stumbling through this silly thing we call life. The characters were fun. The stories were fun. My only compliant is the beginning, because it jumped around too much for my liking. Out of five stars, I stamp this with....mhmmm....4 stars.
Thursday, March 17
Happy St Patty's Day!
Happy green, orange, and booze to you all! :)
I have no idea if any of you use or have heard of the phone app called Snapchat. They, of course, have a fun filter for today which I used.
I have no idea if any of you use or have heard of the phone app called Snapchat. They, of course, have a fun filter for today which I used.
Again....HAPPY ST. PATTY'S DAY FROM YOURS TRULY!! :)
Wednesday, January 14
Sunday, July 6
Book/Play Review: Lysistrata by Aristophanes
Title: Lysistrata
Genre: Play, Humor, and classic
Pages: ebook
First Published: 411 BC
Where I Got It: On my shelf (free download)
"Aristophanes' play, Lysistrata, takes place toward the end of the Peloponnesian War and centers on the lives of the soldiers' wives. One woman, Lysistrata, under the impression that a man's libido is ultimately his driving force in life, comes up with an interesting peace solution: to deny their husbands sexual relations until they can settle on a peace agreement that will end the war. However, Lysistrata's strategy effectively creates even more war than before as the sexes begin to feud with each other. Aristophanes' play is both comic and poignant as it reveals the relationship between men and women in classical Athens society."
I heard of this a long time ago and it peaked my interest, but I never really gave it a shot. Now that I am taking LIT411, this was an assigned reading and I was excited!
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh you Ancient Greeks you. You know how to make me a happy kid. This was just a classic satire piece of the time. Honestly, if you don't laugh out loud at least once while reading this (or watching this) then you have no humor. I felt bad, because I read this for a little bit during our road trip to Ohio and I couldn't help but just laugh! You just can't help it.
I really want to watch this performed live, but I doubt I'll ever get the pleasure. :/ Oh well, I guess. Just watching a rendition on YouTube or whatever will sate me...I guess.
The only thing I really didn't like was some of the chorus parts. Some where funny, but it got old at some points. I'm glad the writer took a break and had dialogue of the characters again. Other then that, I adored this play. I know I'll be re-reading this in the future.
In the end, this was fun and funny. People who love plays and love a good laugh will enjoy this play. It is free online, which is where I got my copy, but be careful with translation you get, because there are a couple out there that kind of suck. 0.0 Well, I shall stamp this with 5 stars.
Favorite Character(s): Lysistrata, Calonice, and the Old Men (they were a riot!)
Not-so favorite Character(s): The Magistrate
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