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Summary: Mostly entertaining
Review: Karo is consistently amusing. As a college student, I object to his repetitive portrayal of his four-year keg party as something every college student aims for; actually, I thought that was sad. As a female college student, my worst fears about frat boys have been confirmed. None of that stopped me from laughing at his descriptions of dorm life and dry cleaners. Recommended for light reading, if taken with a grain of salt.
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Summary: Best College Book Ever!!!
Review: Karo is the first person I have found to truly capture the college experience in words. I am a college student and find that his work is all that I read. His humor and sarcasm are enough to make you not want to put it down. I would guarantee satisfaction with this one. Buy it!!! Enjoy!!!
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Summary: Best College Book Ever!!!
Review: Karo is the first person I have found to truly capture the college experience in words. I am a college student and find that his work is all that I read. His humor and sarcasm are enough to make you not want to put it down. I would guarantee satisfaction with this one. Buy it!!! Enjoy!!!
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Summary: HI-larious!!!
Review: Karo says what we're all thinking!! His book, based on his email column that gained popularity throughout his lazy drunken college years, is an easy read that will make you laugh....out loud! I went to school with him and he is one funny little elf. I remember he always used to make us laugh HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHHAHAH LOL!!!!!! No for real, this book is outstanding humor and I recommend that you buy it IMMEDIATELY so that you can recognize Karo's uncanny ability to tell the honest truth and make you laugh simultaneously. It's the most entertaining book I've read since Edmund Spencer's The Faerie Queen.
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Summary: Aaron Karo: Alcoholic
Review: Meet Aaron Karo: Recovering Alcoholic. Honestly, that should have been the title of this book. Nearly 75% of this book is dedicated to stories of binge drinking, hedonism, and more binge drinking. To be fair, some of the stories Mr. Karo presents are quite humorous and moreso belong in the screenplay to an Animal House or Van Wilder knock-off rather than a book given to upcoming college freshmen. This book is NOT: a) a college survival manual
b) a good resource of advice
c) a cult classic. Aaron Karo often spouts lines such as,"...when you're in college, those are your prime drinking years" or "I once drank so many Jack and Cokes, and got so absurdly wasted and sick...". My personal favorite,"My mom's response to every problem is always 'You drink too much'" -- sounds like an alcoholic to me. Mr. Karo might want to inquire as to whether or not the Betty Ford Clinic has a spare bed. College is expensive. Wasting four years of college is akin to wasting nearly $100k (depending on the school enrolled.) Mr. Karo extols the virtues of not attending class: "It's gotten to the point where you're probably better off skipping all your classes and catching up on your sleep instead. And I love it when the professor hands out all the notes and slides for the class on the first day. Are you kidding me? At that point,I usually raise my hand and ask when the midterm is, because I know that's the next time I am showing up." Mr. Karo - if you are not going to go to class, why bother going to college? If any of my kids took your advice I doubt they would be the productive professionals they are today. After reading your book, I declined to give it as a graduation present to my grandchildren. Parents - don't waste your time with Aaron Karo's smarmy, hedonistic,prose. Instead buy your kids, grandkids, etc a book where they might obtain useful advice and aspire to achieve academic success: Been There, Should've Done That II : More Tips for Making the Most of College (ISBN: 0965608611) Fantastic advice! Confessions of a College Freshman: A Survival Guide for Dorm Life, Biology Lab, the Cafeteria, and Other First-Year Adventures
(ISBN: 1589196600) Heartfelt advice. College 101 : The Book Your College Does Not Want You To Read
(ISBN: 0966412206) Tells you what the other books didn't cover in a provactive, tongue-in-cheek style. Bottom line, unless your are looking for a National Lampoon tome on college life, avoid Ruminations On College Life.
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Summary: A Must Have
Review: Ruminations on College Life is an example of one person remembering or noticing things when the rest of us are oblivious. Karo's hilarious insights into his own life as well as the lives of the students around him are packaged perfectly and show exactly why subscribership to his website has skyrocketed throughout the years. This book is a must have for anyone looking for a good laugh, especially people who thought college may have been more of a party than an intense academic experience.
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Summary: Perfect for any pre-frosh!
Review: Ruminations on College Life is the perfect book for any kid about to leave for college. I am starting college in three weeks and am more excited than ever after reading Karo's book. He offers realistic accounts of what college is like and disproves what your parents and teachers have been telling you about college your whole life. I only hope my college years are as fun as Aaron Karo's.
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Summary: Telling it like it REALLY is.....
Review: This "best of" book taken from the Ruminations website is some of the funniest stuff ever written about what REALLY goes on at college. Any college student can relate to most of the hilarious stories in here and it's so nice to know that you're not the only one who goes through this stuff! From the crazy parties and the drinking to the silly and embarassing things that can happen in class...Karo has put a laugh-out-loud spin on the college experience. A Must Read for any incoming freshman, or anyone who has ever realized that "college is a joke!"
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Summary: Very funny book!
Review: This book is extremely funny. Perfect gift for any college student!
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Summary: Hilarious.....
Review: This book is great and extremely funny. ... Everyone I have showed it to has been on the floor laughing. It is perfect bathroom reading b/c you can basically open it to any page and start reading...however, you may end up sitting in there for much longer than you planned (and your roommates will wonder what you could be doing in there that is making you laugh so hard)....
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