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And Manny Makes Three (Gay Romance) (2000)

by Trina Solet(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 2

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review 1: A lot of the time, when people write that they found a book funny, I see what they mean, but don't quite agree. One liners aren't enough to make something truly funny. Neither is "stupid" humor, where it's supposed to be funny because people are being idiotic or cruel. And lots of puns gets boring because it is pure language not character. I prefer it when the humor is generated by the contrast between your expectation (about language and people) and what the author says, when you are surprised by the end of the line or a paragraph. And this was a truly funny book. If I quoted a single line, mostly likely something about broccoli, it's quite possible that you wouldn't think it was funny, but if you read the book, you would see that there is one line like that in almost eve... morery paragraph and they build and build. Partly, it's the author's syntax, which creates a rhythm to the sentences that is essential to the humor. Partly it is a willingness to not treat children as gods. Whatever it is, this is a book with a sense of humor unlike any others I've read and definitely the funniest romance book I've ever read.
review 2: I didn't hate this book. I just got bored with it. Once Mark arrives in the house, there's no forward motion. The same chapter repeats over and over. Al & non-POV-character do something cute, POV-character thinks about how perfect non-POV-character is and chooses from a very short list of standard excuses for not talking to him despite admitting that he knows his feelings are returned. About all that changes are the POV and the details of the 'something cute'. None of these elements are bad things in a romance -- except when repeated ad nauseam. Once I got to 50% and was bored with the book, I realized that nothing had changed since about 10%. I don't mind slow books, but this one just wasn't moving at all. DNF. less

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