View Single Post
Old 07-14-2009, 10:43 PM   #2228
pilotbob
Grand Sorcerer
pilotbob ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pilotbob ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pilotbob ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pilotbob ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pilotbob ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pilotbob ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pilotbob ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pilotbob ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pilotbob ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pilotbob ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.pilotbob ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
pilotbob's Avatar
 
Posts: 19,832
Karma: 11844413
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Tampa, FL USA
Device: Kindle Touch
Quote:
Originally Posted by tompe View Post
It is a roaring funny book but of course not all the time. You have a structure were the comical situations is built up in an extremely goos way so that they work much better. You also have to understand understatements to get the humour. I can recommend Connie Willis essay about Three Men in a Boat.
As I said, perhaps it is just a European stuff that I just don't get. And other US folks think this book is a "roaring funny" book?

BOb

BTW: I laughed my ass off at Hitchhickers Guide and that was very dry British humor.
pilotbob is offline   Reply With Quote