September 07, 2004
UNIVERSALLY PRAISED
The top five reviews of Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans, a new humour anthology from McSweeney’s:
"On the whole, the book isn’t terrible." - Daily Californian
"Most of the 50 entries are very short." - Globe and Mail
"The problem with a collection such as this can be summed up in four words: It is not funny." - Chicago Sun Times
"It may be an interesting exercise intellectually, but it doesn't add up to anything approaching enjoyment." - Rocky Mountain News
"$16.95 is far too much to charge for this book." - San Francisco Weekly
Lies! Created in Darkness is worth at least $16.95 -- perhaps up to $21.73 -- simply for the inclusion of John Moe’s Possible Follow-Up Songs for One-Hit Wonders. My own contribution appears in the book’s prestigious 'filler' section.
Posted by Tim Blair at September 7, 2004 02:05 PMUse this to Google Tim's McSweeney work.
I will always be grateful for the locutions "Fists of Fondness" and "Chart-topping Latino Dance Sensation."
"The problem with a collection such as this can be summed up in four words: It is not funny."
Hey, that's three words!
Posted by: John Kerry at September 7, 2004 at 04:13 PMThe 'diary of a COBRA recruit' is one of the funniest things i have read, and was obviously lovingly crafted by a man with a deep knowledge of GI Joe,
COBRA!
Posted by: storm shadow at September 7, 2004 at 06:08 PM* No Longer My Sharona
* So I Guess You Decided To Walk Away After All
* Apparently I Was Overly Optimistic About America's Continuing Interest In Convoys
* Running So Far Away Can Give You A Blister
* Okay, You Can Stop Taking On Me, Please
Possibly funnier one for that second effort:
* Fine, Walk Away
(Does anybody remember The Raspberries? I mean, I don't remember them, but...)
Posted by: Jim Treacher at September 8, 2004 at 04:39 AM