Pure Drivel by Steve Martin Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Pure Drivel
Book Review: Much better than Cruel Shoes
Summary: 4 Stars
It seems like the previous reviews have been fairly polarized. The fans of Father of the Bride don't get it and the people who understand wit do. I like to think of myself in the latter category. "Times Roman Font Announces Shortage of Periods," is just about the most clever thing I have read the whole year of 1998. I love how Mr. Martin just obsessess every stupid thing he hears in his life. For instance, "In Search of the Wily Filipino" is an hilarious rant motivated by a simple stupid throwaway comment Marlon Brando made in his infamous Larry King interview. A couple of the pieces are disappointments, but then there would be a good piece coming up right afterwards. Let's hope Steve will write another one of these before making Father of the Bride III.Book Review: Love it or hate it
Summary: 5 Stars
Boy, this book gets either 1 or 5 from people. This book is hilarious if you are smart (i.e., not IQ 131 or below and "slow on the uptake"). Get this book. The chapter on memory problems over 50 is worth the price alone.Book Review: If you don't think it's funny, you're probably shallow.
Summary: 4 Stars
I heard about the book on the radio, went to buy it but I noticed it was $20. I thought, "Twenty dollars for this little rectangle of paper, never!" Then I went home and started to think about it.... Steve Martin's the coolest, most stylish, classiest guy out there. So I went back to the store and paid the $20. Honestly? One of the best $20 I ever spent. Steve's wit shines through the entire book, an outloud laugh on every page. I'll admitt, some of it took some thinking, but in the end I was laughing... Buy this book. That's all there is to it, buy this friggin' book.Book Review: Entertaining, satirical short stories by humorist Martin
Summary: 3 Stars
This book is a collection of satirical short stories by Steve Martin. They look at the pretensiousness of modern life through the cracked prism of Martin's sensibility.Book Review: Martin provides a mirror for us all!
Summary: 5 Stars
If the thought, "How dare Steve Martin end his stage career and leave us to deal with the ignorant and amoral amoung us alone?" has ever crossed your mind, this is the book for you. He somehow manages to capture their sad existence and record it with a flourish that even they will find hilarious. That is the wonder of the book- every reader will at some point stop to ponder, "Is he talking about me?" And, idiots that we are, we'll answer, "Of course not!" And therein lies the fun!