The Best of Robert Benchley
by Robert Benchley
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Author: Robert BenchleyIllustrator: Peter Arno
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-01-30
ISBN: 0517411393
Number of pages: 353
Publisher: Wings
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Book Review: Only so so stories
Summary: 2 Stars
I read rave reviews of Benchley's books and bought one. A big disappointment. Perhaps the stories are too American for an European or they are not pertinent any more. On the other hand, I greatly value the humor of classic American movies and comic strips. So I am receptive to American humor. Sometimes the stories are pretty clever, but they do not get any reaction in me. I feel just indifferent about them. If you are from the far corner of Europe, buy something else.
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