tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post228068422120099225..comments2023-06-28T11:47:06.208-04:00Comments on a book a week: Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) by Jerome K. JeromeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330550798080469047noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post-7094424929241586222012-05-10T09:40:27.880-04:002012-05-10T09:40:27.880-04:00Oh man, the jet-ski/steamboat comparison didn'...Oh man, the jet-ski/steamboat comparison didn't even occur to me, but how true! (I admit, there are no jet-ski fans living here...) <br /><br />I'd forgotten the cemetery bit, but your reminder did make me giggle out loud. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330550798080469047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post-3786223127281392142012-05-09T21:10:26.088-04:002012-05-09T21:10:26.088-04:00Humor is very hard to write. Jerome K. Jerome does...Humor is very hard to write. Jerome K. Jerome does a fine job in his "Three Men in a Boat" -- it's a light, frothy sort of humor that brings to mind a 60's comedy movie. The characters are irritable and inept, and the things that tick them off (packing luggage, setting up a tent, dealing with women in nature, cooperative rowing) are still very relevant today. For example, people who hate jet-skis can find parallel rants on the steam-powered launches that annoy Jerome and his sailing buddies.<br />The occasional dips into seriousness (English history, a single-mother suicide) take up a net 2 pages total, and don't happen to detract from the overall humor. My favorite line is spoken by Jerome to the overzealous cemetary watchman, who can't believe Jerome doesn't want to view some open tombs: "Leave me immediately or I shall climb over the fence and slay you."Canadahttp://socialconditioning.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post-89984827174180769902010-11-26T08:47:15.301-05:002010-11-26T08:47:15.301-05:00Wouldn't it be lovely? I have a fascination wi...Wouldn't it be lovely? I have a fascination with boats of all kinds, and I love the idea of doing a river trip someday. This book is a good advertisement for the idea.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330550798080469047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post-62109192242954459782010-11-25T21:49:35.487-05:002010-11-25T21:49:35.487-05:00I've read this many times, and I do love it, e...I've read this many times, and I do love it, even when it gets a little boring. :<) But so much of it is lovely. And I would love to take just such a trip.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post-49826422498256351522010-11-17T18:05:40.695-05:002010-11-17T18:05:40.695-05:00I am really looking forward to getting back to the...I am really looking forward to getting back to the Willis. Just from the bit I read, I am certain I will enjoy it. I'm one of those people who has to compulsively read what went first, though, so I decided I'd try this first and then go back to <i>To Say Nothing of the Dog</i>. It may not have been necessary or even really useful, but I've enjoyed the journey.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330550798080469047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post-49288744170225486942010-11-17T09:57:37.018-05:002010-11-17T09:57:37.018-05:00I love, love, love Willis' To Say Nothing of t...I love, love, love Willis' To Say Nothing of the Dog but I have never managed to read Three Men in a Boat. Perhaps I need to? Thanks for the link to the e-book.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01299610611688148134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post-85049519346430309352010-11-14T20:35:21.247-05:002010-11-14T20:35:21.247-05:00I was surprised by how much of the humour I got, a...I was surprised by how much of the humour I got, actually; I expected to feel confused or lost because I usually think of humour as such a context-dependent thing, and what on earth could I have in common with a Victorian gentleman? Enough to laugh regularly, apparently...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330550798080469047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post-15615749334092235902010-11-13T13:09:34.772-05:002010-11-13T13:09:34.772-05:00Yep, this definitely has the feel of a long, rambl...Yep, this definitely has the feel of a long, rambly dinner table conversation! It does take some getting used to, but once I did I so enjoyed the experience. Also, I love how you pointed out that so much of it is timelessly human.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.com