Mark Twain said, "The secret source of humor itself is not joy, but sorrow," and George Carlin, in his inimitable fashion, demonstrates Twain's point by exploring where trouble comes from and why the world is such a lousy place. While most humorists try to skewer with ice-pick wit, Carlin uses a meat ax. Using his straight-forward style, Carlin guides his readers through a murky world of language that is a much worse joke than anything he could conjure. His opening verbal slavo is worth the price of the entire book. Carlin writes about insurrections, stupidities, political crises, civil disturbances, and other human folly because it's fun. Hilarious from start to finish, Carlin's literary genius drips from every page. While his outrageous, irreverent humor is not for the faint of heart, it is meat for the free of mind.Read full review
I have been a great fan of George,especially his early works. This book however,as was the case for his TV sitcom was lacking inspiration,continuity,and general humor. It was disjointed and piecemeal at best. An occasional chuckle did erupt but was sparsly found through the many pages of musings and single line statements. A good book perhaps as a personal journal not for public consumption. All things run their course. If I had to grade it, it would receive a C- at best.
The book is a very good read,very funny and interesting.I bought this product because I saw George Carlin on youtube and loved his show,so when I heard there was a book I couldn't wait to buy and read it.This is one of the best books of George Carlin,I love it.Thank you for the book,i'd recommend this book to anyone with a sense of humor.
I love George Carlin's book. They are very educational and I learn a lot from them. I encourage more people out there to read books by him. He is a very smart man who changed comedy forever.
Typical Carlin. If you like religion or dislike profanity, stay the hell away. My aching ass, they give you enough space here to write another book. There's 3,284 characters remaining after this brief waste of words.
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