The Areas of My Expertise

Abridged
Author: John Hodgman
Narrator: John Hodgman
Genres: Comedy, Literature, Essays & Memoirs, Essays and Anthologies
Publisher: Penguin Audiobooks
Date: August 2006
Length: 7 hours
Ratings:
  • Book Rating: 1.5/5
Formats:
  • CD

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Overview

Borges meets the bathroom book in John Hodgman's bestselling almanac of complete (and fabricated) world knowledge.
Abridged CDs - 4 CDs, 5 hours

Selected Reviews

Is not in writing funny books

by ML
  • Book Rating: 1/5

Not good as audio

by Christine B.
  • Book Rating: 1/5

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Reviews (4)

Is not in writing funny books

Written by ML from Carrollton, TX on July 23rd, 2009

  • Book Rating: 1/5

I love dry humor. I love John Hodgman on the Daily Show. I hated this book. It's the type of book that would've worked as a short story, but the humor is the same thing over and over and it simply isn't meant for a book. It's like when they take a funny SNL skit and try to make a movie out of the funny 2 1/2 minutes from the skit. 95% of the time it doesn't work, and it didn't here.

Not good as audio

Written by Christine B. from Monroeville, PA on April 16th, 2009

  • Book Rating: 1/5

I had seen this book in a store and thought it looked interesting; that doesn't translate in the audiobook. The description of tables that appear in the book was painful. And frankly, the author just isn't funny. When you start out admitting that everything you say is a lie, what is there to be entertained with? Over and over it was the same plodding attempt to be silly, witty, funny, and it was a failure. Did not make it to the second disc.

I liked this book.

Written by Anonymous from Chicago, IL on February 8th, 2009

  • Book Rating: 4/5

I found this book very entertaining. While it may not be for everyone, I would assume that anyone who has enjoyed the author's work on the Daily Show should enjoy this as well. To be fair the last disc contains nothing but Hobo names, but is most likely the most complete list ever put to audio book.

The area of my expertise

Written by Anonymous on October 26th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 0/5

This book is a waste of time. Slow, puzzling and self indulgent by the author.

Selected Reviews

Is not in writing funny books

by ML
  • Book Rating: 1/5

Not good as audio

by Christine B.
  • Book Rating: 1/5

More...

Read All 4