Nebenwirkungen

From drole to side-splitting, I read these long before he got world famous, if you can read them as if you never heard of WA then you might enjoy them anew.

I may now be allergic to the early, funny Woody Allen. Much of this reads like a U of C undergrad badly imitating Groucho Marx. There are some high points. "He suggested man was a creature doomed to exist in 'time' even though that was not where the action was." The Kafka parody "The Diet". The

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variation on Tolstoy's Death of Ivan Ilyich "The Shallowest Man." The restaurant reviews in "Fabrizio's: Criticism and Response."

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A collection of stories. Humour, yes lots. Did I enjoy the humour - not always.

Many 'valippus' (bad jokes) all around.

"Kugelmass Episode" and "Confessions of a Burglar" were interesting.

Don't see any reason why I should say "It was Okay" for this book.

I imagine it's a bit like what Allen must be like when seen in person - or, back when he was still doing stand-up comedy on TV. His own brand of humor. You will laugh if you find him funny - as a person who loves to make fun of himself.

I love Allen's writing. It is more humorous, on average, than his films.