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Three Men in a Boat

(Penguin Popular Classics)

By Jerome K. Jerome

(231)

| Paperback | 9780140621334

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Book Description

Martyrs to hypochondria and general seediness, J. and his friends George and Harris decide that a jaunt up the Thames would suit them to a T. But when they set off, they can hardly predict the troubles that lie ahead with tow-ropes, unreliable weather-forecasts and tins of pineapple chunks - not to Continue

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On its publication in 1889, this rambling travelogue got sniffy reviews. The slang was vulgar, the characters common and the prose uneven. Though the criticisms can't be denied, neither can the warmth, humour or charm of Jerome K Jerome's book. And 1 ... (read full critics)

guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

7 Reviews

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An entertaining book. A good laugh on the way to work.

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fran_ces said on Feb 6, 2009 | 1 feedback

Probably it's my fault, but I couldn't appreciate the book at all. The humor is not really sparkling, and my knowledge of english is not that good. Finally I finished it.

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utti said on Nov 19, 2011 | Add your feedback

Over 100 years after having been written, this book remains so funny that I found myself laughing out loud more than once - something that happens very very seldom to me.

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Marco Piva said on Feb 11, 2010 | Add your feedback

I could not miss the original version of one of my favourite books. Again, Jerome was a genius.

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Vera Matta said on Oct 18, 2008 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

I laughed the hardest for the first two chapters and then it just started to bore the socks off me.
I just don't get it, and I swear, i love British humor.
It was too forced and artificial, as it absolutely HAD to make you laugh.
I'll have to read this again some time or another.. ... (continue)

I laughed the hardest for the first two chapters and then it just started to bore the socks off me.
I just don't get it, and I swear, i love British humor.
It was too forced and artificial, as it absolutely HAD to make you laugh.
I'll have to read this again some time or another... I was just so disappointed I didn't like it.

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Marta said on Mar 12, 2008 | Add your feedback

I know, I know - everyone loves this book. I just found it mildly diverting. Well-done, of course, but not anything which captivated me or left a lingering impression. Comic, picaresque account of a journey down the Thames. I actually bought this to clarify Connie Willis' "To Say Nothing of the Dog" ... (continue)

I know, I know - everyone loves this book. I just found it mildly diverting. Well-done, of course, but not anything which captivated me or left a lingering impression. Comic, picaresque account of a journey down the Thames. I actually bought this to clarify Connie Willis' "To Say Nothing of the Dog" (taken from the parenthetical sub-line of this novel.) It's been touted as Bertie Wooster takes a trip, but I much prefer Wodehouse to this.

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guaddess said on Jul 29, 2007 | Add your feedback