Rating:  Summary: One of the funniest books I've read. Review: A very funny book! The author writes letters to various large corporations (usually to the customer service departments), and asks them some inane question(s). If he doesn't get a response, he writes an angry letter and threatens to stop using their product. In these letters, he usually mentions his job, which is always different (in one letter to Rand McNally, he claimed he was a travelling salesman who sold llama collars and feeding troughs).
The responses are really quite funny, as many of the companies didn't realize the original letter was a joke. (Check out the reply from Xerox, for instance -- being able to read this letter alone is worth the price of the book). A few companies did catch on, however.
Rating:  Summary: Funniest book I've ever read!! -- Seriously! Review: Dear Book Browsers, Get this book now!! I stayed up late and finished it the same night Ibought it! Two weeks later, and I still laugh when I think of some of his letters. You'll definitely be sharing this book with your friends. I hope Paul does a sequel. A few gems: Letter to Imodium -- fixed diarrhea problem, but haven't "had a call from nature" in 18 days. The CITGO ad with the giant eagle. To Victoria's Secret -- why don't you have any fat or short models, or any with big feet or noses? -- a tremendous turn-on for a lot of fellas. ...plus many more that are even more outrageous. His stories about his large family are a riot too. And he always asks them to send a T-shirt.
Rating:  Summary: You gotta' read this book. Review: Dear book buddies,
This is one of the funniest books I've read. After lending it to several friends and relatives I have become rich beyond my wildest dreams! Coincidence? I think not!
Mr. Rosa, may I call you Paul, you deserve whatever you get. (Do you have any t-shirts to promote this book? I wear size L)
sign me, "laughing like a lunatic"
Rating:  Summary: Fairly good for an imitation. Review: Exactly the same thing has been done more than 20 years ago much more efficiently by the British Henry Root ("The Henry Root Letters"). I expected to find some reference in the "Idiot Letters", but found none... As to the book in hand, it has a couple of funny ideas, but not a lot of imagination. The writer ought to have elaborated on some of the most stupid and/or humorous answers, which would have added another dimension to the joke. As it is, it lacks a lot.
Rating:  Summary: An impassioned plea. Review: For the love of God, please buy my book or I will be forced to return to a regular day job!!!!! Thank you, Paul "Paul" Ros
Rating:  Summary: By far the best book in our bathroom Review: Forget the small versions of Life's Little Instruction books that we all find in our friends bathrooms. This book will keep your guests in the powder room for hours! I have read this book to myself and to groups of people on an airplane. It is addictive. Paul Rosa has an incredible way of developing a character within the first two sentences of a short letter. You will want to introduce this book to everyone you know. It is definately deserving of the top 50,000 Amazon.com ranking that it received! I would go as far as to put it in the top 40,000.
Rating:  Summary: By far the best book in our bathroom Review: Forget the small versions of Life's Little Instruction books that we all find in our friends bathrooms. This book will keep your guests in the powder room for hours! I have read this book to myself and to groups of people on an airplane. It is addictive. Paul Rosa has an incredible way of developing a character within the first two sentences of a short letter. You will want to introduce this book to everyone you know. It is definately deserving of the top 50,000 Amazon.com ranking that it received! I would go as far as to put it in the top 40,000.
Rating:  Summary: Hail Paul Rosa! Review: I found Idiot Letters when I worked at a bookstore (I'm not saying which). I first picked up the book thinking it was the latest in the Where's Waldo series. I read the book while I stood at the cash register. I laughed so hard and loud that I received many complaints from our patrons. After many disciplinary actions I was finally dismissed. I cashed my final paycheck and with my remaining $22.67 (after taxes), I ran to a competitor's bookstore and bought Idiot Letters immediately. I was in heaven! I spent the next 3 weeks isolated in my studio apartment. I would read each letter over and over, howling each time as if it were my first reading. But that's not the end of my story. Proceed to paragraph 2, my friends. Since my purchase of Idiot Letters (about 3 weeks ago), my life hasn't been the same. I now speak and write in the same manner as Paul Rosa (albeit, not nearly as articulately). He has become my personal savior and in my house I have built a shrine in his honor. I have 2 dogs and a cat and I have named them Paul, Paulina and Rosie. Over-the-top fanaticism you ask? I think not. If you're thinking of buying someone the perfect gift, apart from a Volvo Station Wagon (a very safe car indeed), I recommend Idiot Letters. This book won't disappoint. And by the end, you may find yourself writing your own "idiot letters" (or at least "idiot Amazon reviews").
Rating:  Summary: Hail Paul Rosa! Review: I found Idiot Letters when I worked at a bookstore (I'm not saying which). I first picked up the book thinking it was the latest in the Where's Waldo series. I read the book while I stood at the cash register. I laughed so hard and loud that I received many complaints from our patrons. After many disciplinary actions I was finally dismissed. I cashed my final paycheck and with my remaining $22.67 (after taxes), I ran to a competitor's bookstore and bought Idiot Letters immediately. I was in heaven! I spent the next 3 weeks isolated in my studio apartment. I would read each letter over and over, howling each time as if it were my first reading. But that's not the end of my story. Proceed to paragraph 2, my friends. Since my purchase of Idiot Letters (about 3 weeks ago), my life hasn't been the same. I now speak and write in the same manner as Paul Rosa (albeit, not nearly as articulately). He has become my personal savior and in my house I have built a shrine in his honor. I have 2 dogs and a cat and I have named them Paul, Paulina and Rosie. Over-the-top fanaticism you ask? I think not. If you're thinking of buying someone the perfect gift, apart from a Volvo Station Wagon (a very safe car indeed), I recommend Idiot Letters. This book won't disappoint. And by the end, you may find yourself writing your own "idiot letters" (or at least "idiot Amazon reviews").
Rating:  Summary: Dear Mr book Reader Review: I found this book "by accident" I am glad I did. Acctually after reading I realized I could name my first born after Kitty Litter, why not Paul wrote "cats Pride" and was telling the customer service manager He was naming his after her. If you are looking for a book outta the ordinary this is a must have.
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