Allison Kelley

The title is a bit tongue in cheek, but the jokes themselves pull no punches. This collection is sometimes funny jokes, but often read more to me like social commentary on the form of anti-joke format (where it's set up like a joke, but is actually just a fact or point instead of a traditional punchline). So yes, I had some smiles and a few laughs, but overall it was less funny and more grim. The mood is very much like when you laugh at terrible things because the alternative is to give up. 

The jokes are broken into categories, so you have similar themes through each section. The unfortunate thing about this is that they start to become somewhat predictable and repetitive. That made them lose their impacts as jokes, though again, in the social commentary side it builds a cohesive overall stance.

If you're looking for actual jokes to tell, you might get a few depending on your style of humor. This is a lot of dry humor, a lot of subverting expectations of traditional joke setups, and similar styles to that. It mostly relies on familiar experiences of women, so I'm honestly not sure men will "get" all of these jokes, or at least not on the painfully relatable way some of them read for me. 

Thank you to NetGalley for a free advanced copy. This is my honest review.  … (mehr)

Jokes to Offend Men

I Picked Up This Book Because: The title caught my attention

Media Type: Audiobook
Source: Netgalley
Dates Read: 11/17/22
Stars: 3
Narrator(s): Cortney Wright, Rachel Butera

These are not really jokes. While some anecdotes are amusing most are enraging observations that just plain suck. However, I also am glad these things are being discussed and hopefully we are on the cusp of change.… (mehr)