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Summary: Typically disappointing, Martin shows he's a one gag man.
Review: While hardly cerebral, Steve Martin has an all around funniness that translates pretty well to stand up acts and motion pictures. As in much of his writing however, 'Pure Drivel' fails to amuse or provoke anything special. Martin is an intelligent man and I suspect has been producing work below his own standard for much of his career; in this sense 'Drivel' represents a pinnacle of sorts. Take a leaf out of this reader's book by taking all the leaves out of his - try 'The Bounting Man' by Helmut Fickenwirth or Roy Williamson's 'Mr. King'. These works are funny, thought provoking and more worthy of print than a slapstick comic's tired ramblings.
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Summary: When exactly do overeducated people forget how to have fun?
Review: Turn yourself off, pick up this book, and laugh your socks off. It's a good time, and really, good times are what life is all about.
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Summary: I laughed about 3 times
Review: After enjoying Steve Martin's work from years ago "Cruel Shoes", I was very excited to get this book. I am a huge fan, but I was disappointed. It had it's moments, but was way over the top with eccentricity. If you like comedic books, A much better buy would be Garry Shandling's "Confessions of a Late Night Talk Show Host". It is hysterical.
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Summary: Love in the time of... pointy conical objects?
Review: Generally a very funny book with periodic bursts of brilliance. Unfortunately, it's *very* short (no doubt to the purity of drivel).
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Summary: Lives up to it's title
Review: A completely humorless waste of time. I can't remember the last time I was so disappointed in a book. There are certainly some chuckles, but not enough to justify the time or money invested.
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Summary: Faux Intellectualism
Review: As a student of politics and French philosophy, I appreciate subtle humor, intellectual irony, and the quirky erudite comment. But this book, which is marketed as the "thinking person's" humor book, was utterly disappointing. I don't know who Mr. Martin is trying to entertain, but I couldn't think of anyone I know who would enjoy such "drivel". That's why my copy hit the trash.
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Summary: Love your mind!
Review: You never let me down.The book is highly entertaining,a close second to mine! A must read.
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Summary: PURE DRIVEL? IT MUST BE A DISCLAIMER
Review: I went out and gave Steve Martin twenty bucks because I appreciated all the laughs the silly son of a motherless goat has given me over the past twenty years or so. But this book straight sucks a big one. I can't remember even cracking a smile during the hour and a half it took me to peruse this Woody Allen wannabe waste of a tree. Tell you what: give the video guy three bucks, get Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, and spend that hour and a half actually being entertained.
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Summary: This book is very funny.
Review: Steve Martin proves that he is one of the funniest men on the planet. He combines intelligence, dry wit, and pure comic genius. The chapter entitled 'Side Effects' was so hysterical, my sides were in pain form laughing so hard. This book is a must for anyone who is a Martin fan. A keeper!!
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Summary: I designed his birdbath
Review: Steve Martin is a very close personal friend of mine whom I have never actually met. So when I saw this book while wandering through a bookstore, I just had to have it. Sure, Steve used to perform with a banjo through his head while playing an arrow, but these days he seems to be exploring subtle humor. Others have tried subtle humor (Woody Allen, Al Gore, etc.) and left me saying, "Huh?" But Steve actually pulls it off. I think it's a shame that some people expected this book to have an arrow through *its* head, because it's a wonderful book for what it is. If you didn't enjoy L.A. Story, you probably won't enjoy this book. Otherwise, buy it right now Right Now RIGHT NOW!!!
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