I think this is the first book I'd ever gotten on Library Thing.

The books was absolutely hilarious in parts that I read while not half asleep. It helped me relax as I read when it's bed time.

The book is pretty much based on what life is about and makes it funny in the same time. You're gonna love the book and enjoy it!

No it's not boring... I have five children I chase after all day long.

You'll enjoy the book and have a few laughs too!

This book didn't have a point. It's like they threw words on a page and then came up with the craziest way to make them fit together.

I just didn't see a point to this book. ( )

A witty satire on language, ideas and the hypocrisies of modern life, yet only intermittently engaging. The author is clever and full of ideas, yet in what was clearly meant to be a great set of screwball send-ups and absurdities I found myself amused but rarely laughing out loud. ( )

As usual, I received this book for free via a LibraryThing giveaway but my candid opinions appear below.

Misanthropology is a book in three parts and the number of the parts is three. It spends its time in more or less equal proportions of short plays, poetry and what the author refers to as 'sermons.'

To say that I had high hopes for this book would be an understatement. To say that they quickly evaporated somewhere in the vicinity of page 15 would be a sadly accurate fact. The author demonstrates a vast erudition and formidable vocabulary but it honestly becomes rather tiresome in short order. Even in cases in which the author has a good idea, somehow the whole thing manages to come crashing down around him by the time a conclusion is reached. Further, the illustrations, so lauded by many reviewers, are simply comic book renditions of a rather puerile nature.

On the bright side, some of the author's poetry is keenly worded and thematically amusing. In particular, 'Twinkle, Twinkle' is an adaptation of 'Twinkle, Twinkle little star' adjusted to be more astronomically accurate. Sadly, it is a rare coruscating gem atop a disappointing heap of offal.

In summary, I wouldn't bother with this had it not come freely of its own accord to my doorstep. The author is a skilled wordsmith but comes up lacking when a story line is required. Anyone experiencing a 'laugh storm' while reading this book (as I have seen some reviewers indicate), is probably in need of medical attention due to a mirth-inducing brain aneurysm. ( )