- Paperback: 496 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Canada (APB); 1 edition (Mar 6 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0143053663
- ISBN-13: 978-0143053668
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.2 x 4.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 476 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #81,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Despite the best intentions of all involved, the oxymoronically titled Penguin Anthology of Canadian Humour (what next: a survey of Canadian Celebrities and Military Intelligence?) has three critical strikes against it. First, the funniest contemporary writer in Canada--Will Ferguson--contributes one slender story. And his role as editor is largely symbolic; these are previously published works. Second, the thing is a doorstopper, contradicting Ferguson's stated aim to cull "obvious choices." Third, and most troubling, the book is not funny. In fact, it's eerily unfunny despite the presence of tried-and-true talents such as Erika Ritter, Douglas Coupland, and Paul Quarrington. It could be these excerpts were poorly précis-ed or that this humour is too, ah, cerebral to be easily compartmentalized. But one defies anyone not under threat of eighth-grade flunking to so much as grin at Stephen Leacock's piece. Or Ivan E. Coyote's. Or Paul Hiebert's. Montreal's James Martin is kind of clever if you can get past his penchant for worryingly uphip faux-spellings, howev klever himself maybe. And frankly anyone who would include Toronto Star columnist Joey Slinger--a writer of such staggering badness that comprehending him is akin to untying a knotted shoelace--begs to be mocked. Wish granted. --Kim Hughes
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The Globe and Mail
'A delicious smorgasbord that ranges from the standard to the surprising.'
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Great Collection, Feb 24 2008
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This book introduced me to many very funny Canadian authors. I have probably bought about six books by individual authors after becoming initiated to each author's work through this anthology. Quite a bit of the humor is distinctly Canadian, and as such this work should be of particular interest to Canadians. I highly recommend it.
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