BOOK TITLE: Sein Language
AUTHOR: Jerry Seinfeld
YEAR: 1993
GENRE: Nonfiction
SUBGENRE: Comedy Routines
GRADE: Pass
It doesn’t seem to matter what the topic is, because Jerry
Seinfeld has a keen ability to find some humor out of everyday life. He notices
things that ordinary people wouldn’t be able to. Anything can seem silly when
seen through Jerry’s eyes. A shower radio? Just what he needs: something to
dance to on a slippery surface with a glass door. Handicapped parking? Must be
complicated at a place like The Special Olympics. Public speaking being more
terrifying than death? You’d rather be in the casket than giving in a eulogy.
It’s this analytical style that made Jerry Seinfeld a successful comedian
throughout the years, enough of a success to have his own 90’s sitcom, in fact.
The best part about these jokes is that they’re ageless. You won’t have angry
groups barking down your neck for reading this book, unlike now when Jerry
makes jokes about swiping by friends on your cell phone like a “gay French
king”. Even with anachronistic jokes about channel surfing and landline phones,
the comedy in this book never goes out of style. It’s fun for all generations
and all walks of life. Sure, the suicide joke past the hundred page mark might
be a little too intense, but you’ll make it through. I promise you will. A
passing grade will go to this wonderful piece of comedy!
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