Letters from a Nut by Ted L. Nancy Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Letters from a Nut
Book Review: The Jerky Boys with a typewriter and an ear for the absurd
Summary: 5 Stars
I laughed out loud many times while reading this book and just missed giving it a 10 because of the repetition of some gags. I find it interesting that some readers have faulted it for being reminiscent of earlier works by other authors. Seems specious reasoning to me. By this standard all genre work is inferior simply because it was not the first. Judge this work against itself. For the comedy lover of the "Seinfeld" or Benchley bent, or maybe even the Alexander King fan(if there are any) this is a fun read.Book Review: I think this was the best book I have read in a long time.
Summary: 5 Stars
Ted Nancy's book "Letters from a Nut" was one of the best book's I've read in a long time. I finished it in two days which I only do if I'm really interested in a book. I think my favorite letter from the book was the one where Ted wrote to Greyhound bus and asked if it would be alright if he rode their bus dressed up as a lobster so he could get to a play he was in. Remarkably the bus company agreed and let him ride in the costume. Truly a funny book that keeps you laughing for hours. I also recommend "More Letter's from a Nut" as well.Book Review: Apologies for laughing out loud
Summary: 5 Stars
This is definately the best book I ever read! How many times does it happen that you read a book and suddenly start to laugh out loud, with tears on your cheeks? Buy this and see...Oh BTW, last week I saw a picture of the King of Togo on TV and suddenly started grinning...
Book Review: A Derivative Work That Doesn't Succeed
Summary: 2 Stars
Other reviewers indicated that they laughed themselves silly over this book. I found Mr. Nancy's book to be mildly amusing at best, and generally tedious. Why? The secret to a successful book in this genre, as other authors such as Rosa and Novello have found, is to write silly letters that make the recipients swallow them hook, line and sinker, and respond with a letter thats almost as funny as the author's. Nancy doesn't have this talent. Many letters go without reply, or are answered with curt form letters. This makes the joke fall flat. We can all write stupid letters, but if we can't catch the victim in our trap what's the use? Don't waste your money on the second book in this series; instead go out and buy one of the other similar books by authors who know how to do the job properly.Book Review: funny
Summary: 5 Stars
In four hours I had read the whole book and had to take it to work the next day. Every one that reads it cannot stop laughing