Disquiet, Please!: More Humor Writing From The New Yorker (2008) - Plot & Excerpts
In 2001 The New Yorker published Fierce Pajamas, a collection of outstanding comic pieces from the magazine's first seventy-four years. Naturally the editors had to leave out some classics, and (also naturally, and fortunately) more great stuff appeared after 2001 -- so this latest collection draws from both the older and newer wells. Recent authors include Larry Doyle, David Sedaris, and Paul Rudnick. Outstanding older pieces include "The Whore of Mensa" by Woody Allen, and "Coyote v. Acme" by Ian Frazier, both worth reading over and over. Inevitably there are also pieces by New Yorker writers who aren't funny at all, leading you to speculate about the horse-trading, rank-pulling, or brown-nosing that got them included. But most of the stuff is great. (Jeff B., Reader's Services) I've been having those middle-of-the-night panic attacks where you wake up sweaty and convinced you're dying of something, and can't go back to sleep. No better distraction than reading a short, hilarious New Yorker essay! I preferred the newer authors, especially Paul Rudnick and Ian Frazier, but it was fun to re-visit Thurber and Parker. I've ordered a copy of the first collection to keep by my bedside. I guess when I finish that, I'll have to replace it with a pint of Popov.
What do You think about Disquiet, Please!: More Humor Writing From The New Yorker (2008)?
extensa colecção de ensaios e artigos dos arquivos da new yorker. humor inteligente...
—huey
I wish I could say that it doesn't come any funnier than this, but it does - elsewhere.
—Jojo
I am so happy I stumbled upon this book at a used bookstore. I so very am.
—Naz
More fun stuff from the New Yorker dustbin.
—xavier256
