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Bezig met laden... The Day I Turned Uncool: Confessions of a Reluctant Grown-updoor Dan Zevin
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I hoped this book would be funny, but I rarely found a smile while reading it. The stories are kind of cute and the attempt to point out some of the ridiculousness of modern adult life in the US was fine. I am sure my sense of humor is just wrong for this style. ( ) This was a quick, enjoyable read, but Zevin is not as consistently funny as Dave Barry or Danny Wallace, my two favorite humorists. There were essays that had me laughing out loud and most of them at least made me smile. I appreciated Zevin's good-hearted humor. He generally avoids being overly snide or cynical. One of my favorite selections was the one in which he compared his journals from his college trip to Europe and his recent trip to Europe, emphasizing how our perspectives and priorities change with age. Zevin, Dan. The Day I Turned Uncool. Villard, New York, 2002. I bought this book because of debate. When I judged the HI finals at Auburn, one of the students did an interpretation of "I developed an interest in etiquette" that was the most funny, delightful eight-minute performance I've seen in ages. The book has a strong premise: a series of "confessions" from someone who moves from his hip 20's to his uncool 30's. And put in the right hands, as was proven in Auburn, the material can be hilarious. It is certainly perceptive. Confessions such as "I am a figure of authority," "I joined a health club," and "I hired a cleaning lady" show I'm going through the same phases as Zevin. However, I ultimately have the same problem with this book as I have with much written comedy -- after the initial novelty of a writer's style wear off, the work is flat. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Sooner or later, each of us must face the day we develop a disturbing new interest in lawn care; the day we order sauvignon blanc instead of Rolling Rock; the day we refuse to see any concert where we cannot sit down. Sooner or later, each of us must face the day we turn uncool. Dan Zevin, who “was never exactly Fonz-like to begin with,” is having a hilariously hard time moving from his twenties to his thirties, and he confesses everything in these comic not-coming-of-age tales. As he shamefully employs his first cleaning lady, becomes abnormally attached to his dog, and commits flagrant acts of home improvement, Dan’s headed for an early midlife crisis—and a better-late-than-never revelation: Growing up is really nothing to be reluctant about. In fact, it’s very cool. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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