Rating: 
Summary: Only slightly humorous
Review: I'm a little surprised that so many people found this book so humorous. After reading this little travelogue I would say that I snickered about, oh... twice, and was stupefyingly bored for most of the read. This book put me to sleep in mid-chapter for many nights, and they are very short chapters.I give it two stars because the guy does make an honest stab at being funny. You will smile a few times because the observations are amusing, but the humor falls short too often.
Rating:
Summary: Only slightly humorous
Review: I'm a little surprised that so many people found this book so humorous. After reading this little travelogue I would say that I snickered about, oh... twice, and was stupefyingly bored for most of the read. This book put me to sleep in mid-chapter for many nights, and they are very short chapters. I give it two stars because the guy does make an honest stab at being funny. You will smile a few times because the observations are amusing, but the humor falls short too often.
Rating: 
Summary: Comical Gem
Review: J.K.J.'s Three Men in a Boat is a hillarious story about middle class Victorians travelling on a boat on Thames. The book is filled with many humorous stories about the "tribulations" and "disabilities" they have and had experienced. One the most comical moments is the trio packing their luggage. Unfortunately, to the end of the story, the author evidently runs out of humorous scenes to narrate. Still, this book is a comical classic.
The sequel to Three Men On A Boat, Three Men On The Bummel is less succesful. Despite, this it is still amuzing to to read J.K.J. describe the laws and customs of German people.
Both Three Men On A Boat and Three Men On The Bummel are comical, clasical gems. It is amazing how J.K.J. combines history, humor, philosophy, and descriptions together. Some of the greatest books ever written.
Rating:
Summary: Comical Gem
Review: J.K.J.'s Three Men in a Boat is a hillarious story about middle class Victorians travelling on a boat on Thames. The book is filled with many humorous stories about the "tribulations" and "disabilities" they have and had experienced. One the most comical moments is the trio packing their luggage. Unfortunately, to the end of the story, the author evidently runs out of humorous scenes to narrate. Still, this book is a comical classic.
The sequel to Three Men On A Boat, Three Men On The Bummel is less succesful. Despite, this it is still amuzing to to read J.K.J. describe the laws and customs of German people.
Both Three Men On A Boat and Three Men On The Bummel are comical, clasical gems. It is amazing how J.K.J. combines history, humor, philosophy, and descriptions together. Some of the greatest books ever written.
Rating: 
Summary: Funny, but not flawless
Review: The major problem to this book is that it is poorly structured. The book seems to just end when it runs out of pages. Amazingly it doesn't really matter, you still have a wonderful time reading it.
Rating:
Summary: An enduring comic masterpieces
Review: There are very, very few laugh-out-loud literary classics, but this is one of them. I speak of THREE MEN IN A BOAT. The sequel is not unreadable, but it is a considerable disappointment after the glorious earlier novel. The great thing about THREE MEN IN A BOAT is that after you have read it, you can go back to your favorite parts and reread them whenever you feel like it. Or read any part at all. The plot really isn't very important. The narrative voice is all. And everyone is going to have their favorite lines. Mine could well be when the narrator remarks, "I am fascinated by work. I could sit and watch it all day." But the narrative tone is so perfect, that one derives enormous entertainment from the book even when nothing especially funny is being said at all. So, read this volume for the earlier novel, but if you enjoy the second, all the better.
Rating:
Summary: An enduring comic masterpieces
Review: There are very, very few laugh-out-loud literary classics, but this is one of them. I speak of THREE MEN IN A BOAT. The sequel is not unreadable, but it is a considerable disappointment after the glorious earlier novel. The great thing about THREE MEN IN A BOAT is that after you have read it, you can go back to your favorite parts and reread them whenever you feel like it. Or read any part at all. The plot really isn't very important. The narrative voice is all. And everyone is going to have their favorite lines. Mine could well be when the narrator remarks, "I am fascinated by work. I could sit and watch it all day." But the narrative tone is so perfect, that one derives enormous entertainment from the book even when nothing especially funny is being said at all. So, read this volume for the earlier novel, but if you enjoy the second, all the better.
Rating:
Summary: Three Men In A Boat
Review: There is no funnier book. All travel comedy epics are based on this hilarious account of three men making their way down the Thames river. I read this when I was a child and was determined my football loving cretin of a husband would enjoy it as well if I could only force him to read. He refused. I then began reading bits of the book which immediatly had him leaned over and gasping from laughing too much. Needless to say, he has been giving out copies to friends ever since. This is a great gift to give to recent divorcees and cancer patients since it helps anyone reading it forget the dark side of life as they emerse themselves into the grand farce of three goof-balls living the high life on a leaky boat without a can opener.
Rating:
Summary: a classic !
Review: This book actually contains 2 books: the first and the more famous of the two is " Three men in a boat " , a very Very funny book, and the second " three men on a bummel" wich is the overlooked sequel. it's maybe overlooked but it's a very wothy book, masterfully written, just as funny as the first.
Three men on a boat tells the story of 3 young friends who go for a 2 weeks vacation in a river boat on the thames.
This vacation takes place in the last years of the 19th century in England but don't expect British gentelmans in hamburg hats politely nodding each other at their clubs while sipping their port. oh no - this 3 chaps although being friends, annoy each other to the degree of internal haemorrhage, as any people would do if locked togather fo too long, and the peatty grudges they hold against each other is the funniest thing you'll ever read. that grudge is ofcourse forgotten at once when someone from the outside comes along to ruin their cruise,and immediately they hate him instead.
The essence of the book is what we all know to happen on vacations and trips- we moan and grumble at the food, the prices the weather and everything else, but as we look back at it when we return home, we say we had a great time.
The author has an aproach to life that kind of takes after "Merphy's law" only he is so much funnier.
The second book is about the same 3 chaps and was written after the first book was recieved with great success.
This time they go on a "bummel" ( wich is the german word for trip ) on bysicle across germany.
As i said before, this book is less known, but it's also a must, and although they were both written many years ago, both the writing and the characters are still fresh , precise and unbelivingly amusing.
Rating:
Summary: a classic !
Review: This book actually contains 2 books: the first and the more famous of the two is " Three men in a boat " , a very Very funny book, and the second " three men on a bummel" wich is the overlooked sequel. it's maybe overlooked but it's a very wothy book, masterfully written, just as funny as the first.
Three men on a boat tells the story of 3 young friends who go for a 2 weeks vacation in a river boat on the thames.
This vacation takes place in the last years of the 19th century in England but don't expect British gentelmans in hamburg hats politely nodding each other at their clubs while sipping their port. oh no - this 3 chaps although being friends, annoy each other to the degree of internal haemorrhage, as any people would do if locked togather fo too long, and the peatty grudges they hold against each other is the funniest thing you'll ever read. that grudge is ofcourse forgotten at once when someone from the outside comes along to ruin their cruise,and immediately they hate him instead.
The essence of the book is what we all know to happen on vacations and trips- we moan and grumble at the food, the prices the weather and everything else, but as we look back at it when we return home, we say we had a great time.
The author has an aproach to life that kind of takes after "Merphy's law" only he is so much funnier.
The second book is about the same 3 chaps and was written after the first book was recieved with great success.
This time they go on a "bummel" ( wich is the german word for trip ) on bysicle across germany.
As i said before, this book is less known, but it's also a must, and although they were both written many years ago, both the writing and the characters are still fresh , precise and unbelivingly amusing.
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