When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?

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Summary: Did he really mean this to be funny?
Review: A surprizingly tiresome and unfunny book that is far more annoying and irritating than it is amusing or thought provoking from someone I regard as one of the great comedians and satirists of our time. Don't misunderstand me, I like George Carlin, always have and still do. But the only reason this saw the light of day is because the author happens to be famous. If this was written by an unknown no publisher in the world would have released it. If you don't believe me, or any of the other negative reviews here, do yourself a favor. Go to a book store and browse through this waste of paper and see if there is anything, anything at all that makes you smile or stop and think.
I am someone who reads constantly and I can honestly say this is the worst book I have ever read. And no, I am not a right wing religious nut.

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Summary: More Biting Commentary
Review: Carlin is like a xxx version of Seinfeld. The observations are just as astute yet tend to have more swears and references to body parts. He couldn't be any funnier. This book is similar to his previous "Brain Droppings" in that he goes on rant after rant about what's wrong with the world. And be damned if he isn't on the mark 99/100 times. This book is primarily with the politically correct euphemisms that our culture is plagued with. They are not old they are elderly. They are not stewardesses, they are flight attendants. It is not a fart it is a spontaneous expulsion of unnecessary methane surplus... And so forth. Basically showing that political correctness always involves saying more words than are necessary to convey the point - Perhaps that is why politicians are so Politically correct? If you hate the new "softer" more caring world we live in this book is for you. There are Jabs at the Right and the Left (More at the Right) but Carlin is equally poignant when it comes to addressing how ridiculous America has become.
Buy this book and enjoy Carlin's take on "a rose by any other name..."


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Summary: Sorry George!
Review: George's act is very tired. Most of the material in this book is stale and recycled. His desperation is very obvious in the 'controversial cover' attempt. I guess he has to earn money to compensate for his latest rehabilitation. Save your money!

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Summary: shut up!
Review: I will admit that this is definitely not Carlins best work. That being said... if you are a christian you should know right away that this book is not for you. The title is "When will Jesus bring the porkchops?". If you buy this book and you are a christian you are stupid because you knew you weren't going to like it before you bought it. To all the real Carlin fans: if I could go back in time I wouldn't have bought this. If i offended you because I said that... good because I didn't like you anyway.

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Summary: Not the best, but not too bad.
Review: I've read all three Carlin books many times and I'd have to say "When will Jesus Bring the Porkchops" is probably my least favorite. Most of the book is full of his view on euphemisms which, while funny, can become stale pretty quickly. I finished the book in two days and found the latter part of the book seemed funnier than the first half. Still though, there are some Carlin bits I wish had made it in that weren't in either of his other books. Overall the book is sufficient for the general Carlin fan, but probably want satisfy a run of the mill fan.

And about all this talk of religion, why? God has a sense of humor too... I'm not sure why religious folks would get so up in arms over a simple book. Carlin has the right to sell this book in stores just like Joyce Meyers has her right to write about Jesus. If we were to go and ban Carlin's book then it would only be fair to ban any book about religion. But we don't, that's what's good about America.

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Summary: I hope rehab doesn't dull his wit.
Review: If you are a fan of George Carlin, you will not be dissapointed with his latest effort. While it contains material that you might have heard in various stand-up specials, much of it I had yet to come across. Even the recycled stuff was amusing to see in print. While many are offended by his frank approach to everyday situations, it is exactly what makes him so damn funny. He says all the things that humans may think, but would never have the guts to say. Half the book will make you giggle, half will make you think, but all of it is entertaining and is highly recommended to those of you who get his brand of black/cynical humor. I had two problems with the book: 1. it's huge leading (space between lines) stretches the text over many more pages than was necessary. And 2. it left me wondering: When WILL Jesus bring the pork chops?

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Summary: Don't quit your day job!
Review: Much of this book was witty, true, and included things that you wish someone had said but no one ever did. My problem was with the bathroom humor. When Carlin went off in this direction he was not funny, he was not even witty, he was generally just plain disgusting. I imagine that bathroom humor can be made to have some wit, but he missed it here. He is much more enjoyable to watch than he came across, on balance, in this book . . and he should stick to that . . George, don't quit your day job!

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Summary: Good Cultural Observations
Review: No one has a better grasp than Carlin for the mutating of our english language. George hits it righton the head with how rediculous the way people talk has gotten. George has given an excellent "reality check" for the readers on many levels of formal conversation.

Ofcourse, in between his mastery of finding the absurdity in our language, he mentions scenarios that seem to be nothing more than poorly thought or partially thought out out space-fillers in his book.

If you can burn through the poorly written situations, you will find some good stuff in his book.

Well done!

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Summary: Recommend Waiting for Better Things to Come...Hopefully
Review: Ouch! I HATE writing a bad review for George. I LOVE him. Have for many, many year. So it was with great optimism I picked up his latest book. I have to admit I didn't finish it. I couldn't. It just wasn't funny. And it wasn't enlightening. It was just confusing and boring. Sorry, George.

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Summary: Relax Folks! It's Called "Satire."
Review: The reaction to this book on the part of many reviewers only proves George Carlin's point: That we as a society have become too sensitive, intolerant, and politically correct. Yes, much of this book is stinging, biting--even morbid--but Carlin's wit and wonderful writing ability thoroughly entertain through the pages of WHEN WILL JESUS BRING THE PORK CHOPS?

Here we have Carlin at his absolute curmudgeonly, disrespectful best. Nothing--and I mean nothing--is sacred in this book, as Carlin launches attacks, observations, and rants over everything from the government, to religion, to politics and politicians, to entertainment, to our diet, our lifestyles, our collective insecurity as a culture--you name it. And most of it is funny, some of it distasteful. . .and then some of it so off-the-wall I was wondering if the author had lapsed into another state of consciousness (and not from this world).

By far my most enjoyable portions of the book had to do with Carlin's discussion of all the endless euphemisms invented to take the bluntness out of life and make us all feel better about ourselves. For instance, we no longer have "poor people," we have the "economically disadvantaged." How nice. A nursing home is now an "assisted living center." Even funeral homes have become "death-care centers." Over and over, Carlin points out the countless euphemisms we have adopted to sanitize and plunder our language--and it's funny and sad at the same time.

But relax, my friends. This is all satire. Carlin doesn't mean this stuff. Or does he?
--D. Mikels