Sincerely, Andy Rooney

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Summary: Hillarious
Review: I must admit that I am only half way through Andy's book, but if the second half is as funny as the first, I will be very pleased. I have always enjoyed Andy Rooney on "60 Minutes", therefore I am somewhat biased, but if you want a good, humerous, enjoyable read, get this book now.

Rating:
Summary: Hillarious
Review: I must admit that I am only half way through Andy's book, but if the second half is as funny as the first, I will be very pleased. I have always enjoyed Andy Rooney on "60 Minutes", therefore I am somewhat biased, but if you want a good, humerous, enjoyable read, get this book now.

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Summary: Enjoyable
Review: I really enjoyed this book. Of particular interest was his reminiscences on living in Hollis, Queens. I really enjoyed the stories of playing stickball at PS 35.

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Summary: Pathetic
Review: It's time for Rooney to ride off into the sunset. The longer he stays, the more he shows himself to be a pathetic wanna be. Goodbye Andy and don't let the door hit you in the wallet.

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Summary: Sincerely, fun but not fantastic!
Review: Mr. Rooney is always both clever, and humorous in dealing with any issue, especially those pesky little inconveniences that bother us all but which most of us choose to ignore.
In this book Mr. Rooney has collected his responses, to letters other people have written to him, and presented them to us with very little fuss or filling. Occasional he prefaces one of his letters with a note to let us know the background.
Taken as a whole, these missives make an interesting overview of his life and career. Some are extremely funny, while others make you think deeply about the odd situations we all find ourselves facing.
Mr. Rooney is at his best when he is just being cantankerous and his cunningly witty self. He is not nearly so good when he tries to vindicate his beliefs with logic or reason.
If you are a religious person, you will probably be offended by his letter to his children.

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Summary: Totally Useless Book...
Review: Of all the books I have read during my lifetime (35 years), I think this is the most meaningless and useless book I have ever encountered! Now if only I can get my money back from amazon.com for selling me such a useless book! I am surprised that Andy Rooney who (allegedly) writes good commentary for 60 minutes program can be so poor in communicating through letters!

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Summary: Entertaining
Review: Rooney's best book is this one. Extremely entertainng, it shows Rooney's impatience and wittiness. Although most letters serve a purpose, some letters are fluff, others are a bit boring, and some just too ridiculous. Nonetheless, we see just some of Rooney's world outside of television and his satrical commentary on government, media, viewers and people trying to sell something.

If you don't like his commentary, you'll find this collection of letters pretty similar, so you won't like this book. However if you don't regularly watch his commentary but appreciate his sense of humor, this book is definately better than his appearances on 60 minutes.

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Summary: "Why is it...?"
Review: Why is it that all this feller does is complain, and we love him so? This is great for reading a few letters every day and enjoying the wit and insight of a great writer. Of particular interest to me was a letter to Rooney's children profiling his religious beliefs and their relation to his speculative nature as a journalist. Lots of fun if you're a Rooney fan!