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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Far Side Gallery 5 (originale 1995; edizione 1995)di Gary Larson
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. The intro by Jane Goodall is also humorous but for a different reason. Oh, books of my past. I've had [b:The Far Side Gallery|77281|The Far Side Gallery|Gary Larson|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1347379733s/77281.jpg|105673] books for as long as I can remember. I grew up reading these comics and giggling to myself. Every time I come back to them I understand some of the more 'adult' and scientific jokes and puns and the comics only get more enjoyable. This collection of five books is fantastic, and brings together all (?) or at least a significant amount of [a:Gary Larson|19928|Gary Larson|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1213672623p2/19928.jpg]'s work. Gods how I love Gary Larson. Seriously, I grew up on Far Side comics and I think they are one of the main foundations for my odd sense of humor. The Far Side is just bizarre, in the best way possible. A different kind of bizarre is the fact that Jane Goodall wrote the foreword for this volume. Didn't see that coming. But then, I didn't know about the controversy surrounding the "Goodall tramp" comic that was really only an issue because Goodall was in Tanzania at the time and the current director of the Jane Goodall Institute took it upon herself to be offended without any input from Goodall herself, who thought the comic was hilarious. The Far Side is something anyone should consider adding to their collection. If you like funny and strange, this a book for you. As the title says, this is Gary Larson's fifth gallery of Far Side cartoons. There isn't much one can say about the cartoons themselves. The single panel format filled with the demented brilliance of Larson's weirdly humorous vision is simply something one loves, or something one hates. I am firmly in the "love it" camp and simply don't understand the mentality of those who fall into the "hate it" camp. The most unusual thing about this volume is that the forward is written by Jane Goodall (yes, that Jane Goodall) in which she recounts her side of the fracas involving a Far Side strip in which she was referenced. For those who don't know, the strip featured two apes, with the female grooming the male. The caption read "Well, well - another blonde hair . . . Conducting a little more 'research' with that Jane Goodall tramp?" The strip was published while Jane was working in Tanzania, and she did not find out about it until she returned for a lecture tour. She was horrified to learn that the executive director of the Jane Goodall Institute had sent a letter of complaint to Larson. Goodall herself found the strip to be wonderful, her recollection is that she let out a guffaw and said "Wow! Fantastic! Real fame at last!". Of course, Larson had withdrawn the strip by then, and it required an affidavit from her saying she would not sue him for him to give permission for it to be used by the National Geographic Society and it eventually appeared on a promotional shirt sold by her Institute. So, in the end, all turned out well. Goodall also recounts her experiences with Larson when he came to visit her in Tanzania, which gives a fascinating look at the mind of the cartoonist. The book also contains a dedication to Gary's brother Dan, who he says taught him the beauty and wonder of smacking your brother in the head with a jellyfish. Sadly, the dedication is in memory of Larson's brother. The meat of the book is, of course, the comic panels and, as usual, they are almost all wonderful. Many are brilliant. Only a few stand out as being below par. But from insects going about their very human like lives, to scientists engaged in insane pursuits to the doings of men stranded on tiny desert isles, and all cows in between, the strips are weird, bizarre, demented, and sometimes downright insane, but always funny. (One odd note, there is more than one strip featuring Lewis and Clark in the volume, which seems an obscure choice for multiple strips). In short, if you are looking for a laugh the originates in the world of dolphin delinquents hanging out with tuna, llama subway riders playing practical jokes, and Hell's video store (stocked entirely with copies of Ishtar) one can almost never go wrong picking up this book and reading a couple pages of panels. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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