Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down (Audible Audio Edition) Dave Barry Dick Hill Brilliance Audio Books
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Following the bestselling success of Dave's novel, Big Trouble, here is a hilarious new collection of columns from the writer critics have called "the funniest man in America."
What's been getting Dave Barry all worked up lately? What can possibly induce him to rise up—yes, actually out of his chair—in indignation? Well, lots of things. For instance…
The plague of low-flow toilets
Day trading and other careers that never require you to take off your bathrobe
The parent-misery quotient of school science fairs
Pine-sap transfusions for tired Christmas trees
The real skinny on the IRS, Donald Trump, the airlines, and so much more.…
Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down (Audible Audio Edition) Dave Barry Dick Hill Brilliance Audio Books
It made me laugh, but not quite as hard as some of Dave's other books -- most notably, "Guide to Guys". The main reason for that is that "Sitting Down" is a bit dated. Not dated enough (like something from the 1980's) to have the glamor of far away times, but dated enough (2001) to leave a contemporary reader wondering. Still, Dave Barry is Dave Barry, which means it's funnier than most humor books.Product details
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Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down (Audible Audio Edition) Dave Barry Dick Hill Brilliance Audio Books Reviews
I am reviewing the audio version of the book. I would give this zero stars if I could, only because of the narration. As usualy, Dave Barry is very funny, but it doesn't come through in this version because it's impossible to get past the narrator's reading. In a word, he is AWFUL. He sounds like a combination between a bad Paul Harvey impersonator and the adult voice of Ralphie in "A Christmas Story." His timing and inflection are totally wrong for the material and he completely ruins the whole book. I couldn't get through one of the five CDs before I wanted to throw the thing out the window. It would have been great if they had used someone like Harry Anderson (who played a fictionalized version of Dave on TV a few years ago) to read this, and then perhaps Barry's humor would have come through. If you like Dave Barry, skip the audio book and read the paper version.
While I have known Dave Barry for many years, I found that the book is a compilation of previous columns and not an actual new literary(?) work. It was his usual tongue in cheek look and not refreshingly funny. His age has caught up with him.
it seems that this book is combination of articles that he wrote for newspaper. Nothing special.
I always read Dave Barry to my husband and we only read a couple a night, but he is so funny that sometimes I have to stop because we're both laughing so hard that I can't get the words out. His descriptions are priceless!
It had been years since I had read a Dave Barry book, and now I remember why I used to refer to his books as the first line of defense in the War on Depression. Also, I like very silly things; and, for me, Mr. Barry is a master of writing things that are exceedingly silly but not annoyingly so.
Our local newspaper has been on strike for several years now, and not wanting to be a scab I stopped my subscription and had to cut myself off from the Dave Barry columns. So, when I bought "Dave Barry is not Taking This Sitting Down" for my sister's Christmas present, I decided she wouldn't mind if I did a bit of catching up on my favorite humor columnist.
That was a mistake.
I took it to bed with me and laughed so long and hard, the cats refused to come into the bedroom. And THEN I got to the column he did on SUVs. That's when I laughed myself into an earache. How many of you out there drive one of those big honker Chevrolet Subdivisions (as Dave has rechristened them)? You ought to be ashamed of yourselves, and you will be after you read this book---if you don't die laughing, first. I can't wait until Dave Barry comes out with the ultimate tome on Southern Florida voting customs.
Now my husband wants to read "Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down" before I wrap it up for my sister. After all, he had to spend a sleepless night listening to me read it.
If you like Dave Barry's brand of juvenile humor (as I do), you'll find this a handy compilation of some of the man's now quite dated columns.
The reader should self-select. Dave Barry Fans, pick up and read. It's the same-old same-old, which in this case can be a very *good* thing.
Readers who wish to take their first whack at the Miami-based humor columnist's work might start with a more recent title.
Still, don't overthink this. Barry's guy humor never goes out of style. Just enjoy.
It made me laugh, but not quite as hard as some of Dave's other books -- most notably, "Guide to Guys". The main reason for that is that "Sitting Down" is a bit dated. Not dated enough (like something from the 1980's) to have the glamor of far away times, but dated enough (2001) to leave a contemporary reader wondering. Still, Dave Barry is Dave Barry, which means it's funnier than most humor books.
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