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Coffin Humor (2011)

by John Brinling(Favorite Author)

2.5 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0012380938 (ISBN13: 2940012380937)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

John Brinling

review 1: "Coffin Humor" by John Brinling is not your every day kind of humor story. But it is entertaining in a rather bizarre way. A man keeps waking up in a coffin at a mortuary every morning, wearing a different outfit each time. He can't remember much of anything, including why he's there. Nevertheless he engages in banter with the undertaker regarding the various prices for different coffins or cremation urns, while the undertaker rather abruptly insists that he get out of the coffin and leave, or he'd call the police. This scenario is repeated with variations until the final day, at which point the ending does about a 180 degree twist.This book will probably not be considered funny by every reader. Some will likely consider it crass, uncouth, disgusting, low-brow, in poor tas... morete, or just plain pointless. I think a good test is this: if you like the Three Stooges, you'll probably get a kick out of "Coffin Humor". On the other hand, if you DO NOT like the Three Stooges, you probably will NOT like "Coffin Humor". Having said that, I feel compelled to add that I have always thought there was something seriously wrong with people who don't like the Three Stooges, so maybe that's not such a good test after all, but it's about the best I could think of at the moment. Give it a quick read and see what you think. It's short enough that you won't feel like you just lost a part of your life you'll never get back, even if you think it stinks. But I do think there will be a lot of people who do like it, so until you actually read "Coffin Humor" you won't know which group you fall into.
review 2: This was an interesting short story in a ‘gotcha’ format. The story opens with Noah waking up in a coffin in a funeral home. The funeral director discovers him lying there and an ongoing discussion results. Noah can’t quite figure out how he ended up in the coffin or why he woke up. This is an imaginative and interesting short story with a cool twist. I don’t want to go into too many details because of the nature of the story.I like John Brinling’s style. He keeps the reader entertained throughout and the story interesting. The only problem I had with the story was that I thought the wrap-up was too abrupt. It felt to me that there should be more, that the tension should build a bit higher before the reveal. I look forward to seeing more from John.Nearly 4 stars. less

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