![]() ![]() A Night in the Cemetery: And Other Stories of Crim.We were listening in the car and my daughter (aged 9) finally said to me, "When are they going to get on the boat? He's really birdwalking, isn't he?" ![]() In fact, most of the book is just an excuse to weave funny stories together. ![]() Jerome) frequently digresses and waxes philosophically about the beauty of the countryside, history, women's fashion, you name it. The narrator, J (i.e., the author, Jerome K. There's not much plot to speak of - the book is really a collection of vignettes and essays. That pretty much sums this book up in a nutshell. Imagine if Wooster went on a boat trip with two equally clueless friends, but left Jeeves behind. I've often compared it to Jeeves and Wooster. This book was written more than 100 years ago, and it still cracks me up, even after multiple readings.īasically, this is a satire about three pompous, silly young men who take a fortnight's boat trip down the Thames, circa 1889. ![]() Seriously, this is one of the funniest books I have ever read. If you haven't, you need to get thee to the library or bookstore, and read it, fast. Anyone who says Victorian literature is boring has obviously never rea d Three Men in a Boat (To say nothing of the dog). ![]()
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