Name: Brain Droppings
Rating: 3.833333333333333 (12 reviews)

George Carlin

The veteran comic shares some thoughts, musings, questions, lists, beliefs, curiosities, monologues, assumptions, and assertions about the follies of modern life

Brain Droppings

George Carlin's been working the crowd since "the counterculture" became "the over-the-counter culture" around 1967 or so; his new book, Brain Droppings, surfs on three decades of touring-in-support. It's the purest version of book-as-candy that one could imagine, serving up humor in convenient, bite-sized packages. Snack on chewy one-liners like "A meltdown sounds like fun. Like some kind of cheese sandwich." Or: "If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten." Brain Droppings also contains highlights from Carlin's concert repertoire, and that more than makes up for the occasional spray of pointless nihilism. Tell us, George, what exactly were you going for with "Kill your pet" and "Satan is cool" Quick--hide the paper before Daddy sees it! Still, if you're a fan of this sarcastic semanticist who's given Bad Attitude not necessarily a good name, but at least a comfy bank account, by all means rush out and snag Brain Droppings. Carlin's book melts in your mind, not in your hand.

Dani

Me costó muchísimo terminatrlo, si bien disfrutaba bastante de los monólogos de Carlin que encontraba en Youtube, tener más de 6 en un sólo libro fue muy estresante. Él se expresa de manera muy directa, fuerte y generalmente violenta, y eso a lo largo de todo un libro es cansador y hasta aburrido, le quita bastante de lo que se puede disfrutar. Quizás empezar por éste, de entre todos sus libros, no haya sido la mejor idea. Veré si después me animo a otro.

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