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The Simpsons Guide to Springfield

The Simpsons Guide to Springfield

List Price: $13.95
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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: WORST BOOK EVER
Review: As a huge fan of the simpsons, i got this booking believing it would be entertaining, not for simpsons information. This is one of the most boring books I have ever read. Well, that isn't true because I returned it after reading about 40 pages. Save yourself some money and buy Bart Simpsons Guide to Life or a different book. In the words of the Comic Book Guy, "WORST BOOK EVER"

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: WORST BOOK EVER
Review: As a huge fan of the simpsons, i got this booking believing it would be entertaining, not for simpsons information. This is one of the most boring books I have ever read. Well, that isn't true because I returned it after reading about 40 pages. Save yourself some money and buy Bart Simpsons Guide to Life or a different book. In the words of the Comic Book Guy, "WORST BOOK EVER"

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: GOOD GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
Review: Hey,

Offer "The Simpsons Guide to Springfield" with "Fox Interactive's Virtual Springfield" for the holidays and give the best gift that a Simpsons fan can have because "The Simpsons Guide to Springfield" is a map of Springfield to better play Virtual Springfield!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: THE SIMPSONS GUIDE '2' SPRINGFIELD REVIEW!!!
Review: Hi all Springfieldians!!

Well,I don't have buy the book here,but...it doesn't matter. Anyway, the book is 4 stars because that's really cool but have some bugs. It have a lot of images but,it don't have enough pages and some of the book's design is poor. But,I REALLY THINK THAT'S A GOOD BOOK ANYWAY! If you're a Simpsons fan or not,you should BUY this book now!! That's my 2nd Simpsons favorite book,after "A complete guide to our favorite family".

That's it!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: It was an okay book.
Review: I am a huge simpsons fan, and I probably have seen every episode yet, but this book was a little bit of a disapointment. It is obvious that it isn't one of Matt Groening's greatest books. I would recommend a diiferent one for anyone who wants to find out about the Simpsons and is just starting out. For anyone who needs extra information to fill their appetite for Simpsons mania, it would be okay. Still, its not exactly the most entertaining and humorous book written by this author. "Bart's Guide to Life" + "Guide to the Simpsons" + "The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album" are better books if your looking for a great book. In conclusion, unless you are a Simpsons fanatic, one who needs every bit of information that they can grab onto, don't go buying it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The best Simpsons book I own!
Review: I have never seen a better Simpsons book in my life. Never. It's pictures are great! A webmaster's dream!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Very impressive and detailed
Review: I thought this book would take a superficial look at Springfield but it went into great detail which complemented the TV series. I wish the book did not end - hopefully there will be a follow in the "Are We There Yet?" series of books.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A glorious guide to the "Simpsons" universe
Review: In its many years as a successful TV series, "The Simpsons" has spawned a number of entertaining books. But the best of them all may be "The Simpsons Guide to Springfield." Written as a parody of a travel guide, this profusely illustrated book is a superb celebration of Homer's hometown.

The book is, like any travel guide, divided up into several sections: Lodging, Dining, Shopping, etc. Along the way are a number of brilliant parodic features. There are essays written by "Simpsons" characters (example: Rev. Lovejoy's guide to worship in Springfield); sidebars with short quotes from many Springfield residents (Dr. Nick Riviera, Martin Prince, and more); another series of sidebars highlighting many of the historic artifacts of Springfield (Jebediah Springfield's prosthetic tongue, the trillion-dollar bill, etc); and much more. From a map of Itchy and Scratchy land to the marquee of the Googolplex, this book is full of glorious detail.

Yes, "the Simpsons" is an entertaining TV show, and this book is a witty and well-constructed tribute to that series. But I think there's something more here. The world of "The Simpsons" is like the world of "Star Trek," J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, or some of the other great fictional universes of human creativity: it is an enormously rich and detailed alternate world with its own inner logic and mythic history. "The Simpsons Guide to Springfield" captures this compelling alternate universe in all its comic glory.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A glorious guide to the "Simpsons" universe
Review: In its many years as a successful TV series, "The Simpsons" has spawned a number of entertaining books. But the best of them all may be "The Simpsons Guide to Springfield." Written as a parody of a travel guide, this profusely illustrated book is a superb celebration of Homer's hometown.

The book is, like any travel guide, divided up into several sections: Lodging, Dining, Shopping, etc. Along the way are a number of brilliant parodic features. There are essays written by "Simpsons" characters (example: Rev. Lovejoy's guide to worship in Springfield); sidebars with short quotes from many Springfield residents (Dr. Nick Riviera, Martin Prince, and more); another series of sidebars highlighting many of the historic artifacts of Springfield (Jebediah Springfield's prosthetic tongue, the trillion-dollar bill, etc); and much more. From a map of Itchy and Scratchy land to the marquee of the Googolplex, this book is full of glorious detail.

Yes, "the Simpsons" is an entertaining TV show, and this book is a witty and well-constructed tribute to that series. But I think there's something more here. The world of "The Simpsons" is like the world of "Star Trek," J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, or some of the other great fictional universes of human creativity: it is an enormously rich and detailed alternate world with its own inner logic and mythic history. "The Simpsons Guide to Springfield" captures this compelling alternate universe in all its comic glory.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: There are better Simpsons books
Review: My review is relative to other Simpsons books, and this book is not as good. For diehard Simpsons fans, I highly recommend: "The Simpsons : A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family" as it has about 10 times the amount of references and lines from the show.


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