Three Men in a Boat

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Summary: El mejor libro de humor que se haya escrito
Review: Un libro que no tiene ningun desperdicio, te reis de principio a fin, no te aburre en ningun momento. El autor tiene una gran habilidad para describir situaciones y hacer comentarios de tal manera, que realmente te divierte. Lo lei a los 15 años, por casualidad, gracias a mi primo Martin Otheguy (gran conocedor en materia de libros). Lo recomiendo a cualquier persona que quiera alegrarse, o pasar un buen rato. Esta alucinante, no lo dejes de leer.

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Summary: Hilarious
Review: What a gem of a book... and no wonder these two volumes are still around more than 110 years after originally being published. The humor holds up surprisingly well. It was a rare page in which I didn't laugh out loud. I have no doubt that P.G Wodehouse was greatly influenced by Jerome's style. There is action within the two volumes, but the thrust of the action provides little more than an opportunity to move on to the next humorous incident or related story. J. and his two friends, George and Harris, are three bumbling stooges who do everything possible to avoid having to earn an honest living, so they travel. In the first book, Three Men in a Boat, they are single and care-free, but by the time the second book, Three Men on a Bummel, was published, two of the three characters, J. and Harris, are family men. Although the second book is funny, I would agree with earlier reviewers that it's not quite the laugh-out-loud humor of the previous volume, but that's understandable, since our heroes are older and slightly more respectable. Still in all, following their adventures is great fun and makes for a wonderful summer read. I can't help but wonder if today's favorite travel humorist (humor travelist?), Bill Bryson, wasn't also influenced by the wonderful musings of Jerome.

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Summary: Not your average guide book
Review: When an author's name is Jerome K. Jerome, you know you are in for something special and this book does not disappoint you. Originally conceived as a guide to the River Thames, Three Men in a Boat, is the funniest, maddest book you are ever likely to find about something as simple as idling down a river in a small boat. The book ranges far and wide beyond the scope of either a travel guide or a memoir. It is full of little anecdotes about such things as barometers and hypochondria. It makes mention of the pleasures and perils of having your boat towed by girls. It explains the dangers posed by swans and the perils of eating canned pork pies. Whilst the style is from a gentler age, the book is never stuffy or boring. The humour is as fresh today as it was when Queen Victoria was on the throne. This book is so funny that I had to stop reading it on the London Underground where laughter and frivolity are frowned upon.

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Summary: The best book I've ever read...
Review: WOw. If you need a laugh (and of course, if you don't) you must read this book. It's simply great, with some paragraphs you keep coming back to. And also read the sequel, which is good just as well (3 man on the bummel). Hurry up!