Funny and Sad at the Same Time
922726
We purchased this movie because of Chris Rock and his humor.  But the second layer of the movie informs the viewer of the horrors some must go through to have the hair that they want.
2235186
This is a good little tale told from the perspective of a grief stricken young teen who tragically lost his girlfriend in an accident. Desperate to get her back at all costs he consults with a local hag who is rumored to be knowledgable in such things. Instead of getting his soulmate back he's stuck with a rotting corpse who has a ravenous hunger for fresh meat.

It's a page-turner that is both ridiculously funny and painfully sad. The graphic artwork on the back and front cover really fits well with the feel of the book.
3446227
John Hollands is a brilliant writer. His book "The dead, the dying, and the damned was a best seller".  In my opinion this was even better. The first half of the book was hilariously funny, the second half was devastatingly sad. His characters were so real, they almost jumped off the page. The story so vivid that it made you cry, first with laughter then with sadness. I will read it again when I have recovered.
873208
Very moving and realistic book, sad but at the same time very enjoyable.
4621237
This is a book that will make you laugh and cry  at the same time.  It is deeply moving and the same time is written with a great sense of humor.  I loved the writing style - very precise, with not a wasted word, and with a humor injected in every phrase. Characters are very memorable.  It should translate very well on a screen, so I hope to see it as a movie soon.
4381591
I found this book to be well written, funny and sad at the same time.  For me this is a very personal journey as the author is my cousin. my dad's sister's eldest son.  I met the entire family while visiting, except for Gus who was off on the mountains teaching himself to play the music he loved.  I learned a lot about my family's history.  We haven't met but have talked on the phone.  He is a friendly fellow who took the time to live his dream.
852908
It tells a very good story about Ando and his family and what it was like being a refugee.
This story cover it all it funny, sad and it shows how cruel people can be.
1449859
I don't know that I would characterize this book as "hilarious" but for me, certainly parts of it were so funny that I laughed out loud.

"Discordant sound, wind, risk of death - I tried to assume the mental state that I used at the dentist" - Don Tillman to himself during an early-in-the-relationship outing with Rosie.

There were also parts that I found aggravating (cheating best friend) and parts I found a little sad because Don knows he is not like other people - like when Rosie first gives him her phone number and he marvels at it because it's what other people experience but not him he says that he's been included (briefly) into a culture he felt was closed to him.

I found this book a very fast read. I started it at about 3:00pm and finished it at about 11:30pm. It isn't my usual fare but I found it kept my attention and I thought Don Tillman was very engaging. I wanted to know what would happen for him next.

There are no explicit sex scenes in this book and I can't remember there being any profanity either.

From what I know of Asperger's, I felt the writing was mostly spot on for a high functioning individual with the syndrome although from what I've read, it can vary. In any case, it made me curious about how he came to write the character as he did. There is nothing that I can recall in the acknowledgments that mentioned anyone in the medical field giving him any help so is this just his "take" on how someone with the syndrome would relate to the world? Does he know someone with Asperger's? Probably this doesn't matter to most but I find lots of times after reading a book that I want to know more about the author and/or the subject matter and I wish in this case he would have included a bit about how he came to write about someone with Asperger's because it's not a subject you find very often in fiction.

This is one of those books that I could have read in a chaotic place  or that I could have put down for a few days and not been lost when I found the time to pick it up again and that's not because it's simplistic but more because it's straightforward, I found the characters memorable and the author doesn't waste time going over and over anything the way some fiction books seem to. This book is cohesive and it flows.

It's not a keeper for me (I won't be re-reading it) but it was an enjoyable way to spend a rainy Saturday..
13079
When I first saw this book, I thought it would be a light-hearted read that would bring a smile to my lips. It did do that. I laughed when I saw Rambo  afraid of fireworks and bathing but fearless in the face of cars. Likewise, I giggled when I saw the jokes about dogs' good sense of smell and the way they engage in certain rituals with other dogs. However, it also brought along a bittersweet feeling after I read it. That is because dogs don't live forever. In fact, they have shorter lifespans than us. Upon reading that, I thought about my own dog and I just felt sad that one day she will leave me.

Still, I felt that this was a wonderful book filled with doggy truths. The drawings are done in a comic style and add to the book's humor. It was a very sweet book overall.
3917841
I recognize myself so much in this book. It's hilarious but kind of sad at the same time. I love the drawings.
1071858
The book was both funny and a critique concerning what does fatherhood mean, especially the relationship between the husband and the wife regarding duties, roles and responsibilities.  The book, extremely well written, had moments of enormous hilarity, and in other places, the bittersweet role of being the provider, father, and husband.  Enjoyable
970311
I laughed out loud until tears ran down my face.  At other times, I laughed and thought how right this guy is about the stupidity of an everyday situation that we have come to accept as normal.  I guess the bottom line is that the book is funny but it will make you think.
6685
I loved the book, I was so emotional through it but it also had its funny parts and mushy parts as well.
2212204
I was really caught up in this book and feeling very sad and in disbelief at certain time.  Other times I was laughing out loud.  I would highly recommend the book.  I looked on youtube to see what Kacher looks like in real life.  Not what I expected.  But glad he's doing well.
1182942
This humorous look at small town life is moving, funny, and at times sad, as our hero, Lewis Hinton, struggles to deal with the news that he was adopted. Since hearing the news on his fifteen birthday he's been self-absorped, but his life is to become even more complex on his 16th birthday when his adopted mother gives him a letter that was in the basket with him.

This book would appeal to middle school through high school, and is very tame by modern Young Adult standards. A fun, touching story, which I hope will have a sequel.
532552
This book was really interesting, not just because it was funny, but it also brought out a really sad side of humanity.  I can see some of these stories being on a tv comedy show about dumb people, but it blows my mind that they're that dumb in real life. Maybe humans aren't the smartest beings on earth. Ms. Hamm truly shows how chaotic working in a hospital can be.  And sometimes, how thankless.
I enjoyed this book immensely.
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This book was heartfelt, emotional, annoying, and amusing all at the same time. It was heartfelt and very emotional because it dealt with very serious issues that the main character struggled with. I couldn't relate with what he was going through, but I did understand the seriousness and could only imagine the difficulty of dealing with something like that. I can appreciate how the author handled something that many people are struggling with everyday.