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Summary: Don't let the title scare you
Review: As it turns out, this book has absolutely nothing to do with ways to date your mother. Caveat emptor, I guess. Sadly, there aren't many such books available anymore. The days of the short story/essay style humorist appear to be fading in the glare of TV humor (from Letterman to Leno to C-SPAN), making books like Ian Frazier's "Dating Your Mom," Christopher Buckley's "Wry Martinis," and Doug Hecox's "Star Spangled Banter" or "Graze Expectations" all the more valuable. For more recommendations on contemporary humorous literature, visit www.dougfun.com!
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Summary: that;s 's disgusting!
Review: dating your mom is not only morally wrong, it's just plain disgusting
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Summary: My favorite humorist of all time
Review: Frazier is a brilliant stylist and the ideas behind his pieces are equally brilliant. I was thinking this morning that perhaps "Dating Your Mom" (the title piece itself) is making a point about the banality of evil in self-help books--that is, saying that self-help books encourage you to look out for number one without noticing what the cost may be, as epitomized by the earnest advice that one should date one's mom, perhaps the greatest taboo in Western culture. Or maybe not. But the essays made me SCREAM with laughter and I used to re-read them every six months, dreaming that I might ever find something so funny again. "You've really kept your figure Mom, and don't think I haven't noticed." Perfection.
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Summary: Head-spinning
Review: Frazier never fails to make me laugh. The title is unfortunate, but the humor in this book is priceless!
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Summary: Very Funny
Review: Frazier never fails to make me laugh. The title is unfortunate, but the humor in this book is priceless!
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Summary: Still waiting for the funny part
Review: I have recently purchased this book through Amazon based on a recommendation from Amazon who claimed that this book was so hilarious one would find themselves with tears in their eyes and belly aches from laughing so hard. Well here I am, over half way through book and I have yet to find myself smirking, much less laughing at Frazier's little snipets of life. This is one of those books where you can't help but ask yourself why someone would take the time to write this stuff down and why was I dumb enough to buy it. I guess it's true what they say, every day a sucker is born.
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Summary: Joyously Anarchic Satire
Review: Ian Frazier's "Dating Your Mom," despite its rather disturbing title, is an unparalleled collection of the author's early writings, most or all of which appeared in "The New Yorker." The book reels from essays reviewing the Bloomsbury Group's appearance at the Apollo Theatre to the delightful speculation on what kind of an airline pilot Samuel Beckett would have been. Although Frazier stumbles occasionally--one or two of the essays are rather banal--the overall effect is superb.
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Summary: Joyously Anarchic Satire
Review: Ian Frazier's "Dating Your Mom," despite its rather disturbing title, is an unparalleled collection of the author's early writings, most or all of which appeared in "The New Yorker." The book reels from essays reviewing the Bloomsbury Group's appearance at the Apollo Theatre to the delightful speculation on what kind of an airline pilot Samuel Beckett would have been. Although Frazier stumbles occasionally--one or two of the essays are rather banal--the overall effect is superb.
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Summary: Head-spinning
Review: In between some failed pieces and some merely funny ones, there are some works of mind-melting satire. Throw in a viscious vision of pretention at all levels of society, and you've got Frazier at work. "The Death of Bob's Bob House" was one of the strangest and funniest things I have read in quite some time. He does not always connect, but when he does, Frazier can smack that puppy out of the ballpark.
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Summary: A Small Work of Genius
Review: Often brilliant, exceptionally funny, pieces.
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