The Complete Idiot Letters: One Man's Relentless Assault on Corporate America [Paperback]

Paul Rosa (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 25, 1997

A hysterical collection of Rosa's letters to well-known corporate giants, and their attempts to give a candid reply.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Regnery Publishing, Inc. (October 25, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895264048
• ISBN-13: 978-0895264046
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,076,070 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hit and miss, May 21, 2000

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This review is from: The Complete Idiot Letters: One Man's Relentless Assault on Corporate America (Paperback)

This book is pretty much hit and miss. Rosa writes stupid (although often amusing) letters to various companies and organizations. The fact that these companies respond (usually with an impersonal form letter) is the punch line of this book and this one-joke premise wears thin pretty quickly.

For example, regardless of the company he's writing, Rosa ends every letter by asking for a complementary t-shirt, thereby tipping his hand that it's all a joke. It's this approach that differentiates a so-so book like his from a truly great one like those by Ted Nancy (or even Don Novello). Nancy's letters are both hilarious and outrageous, but they also always have just enough plausibility that his targets ignore them at their own peril. It's the walking-on-eggshells responses Nancy gets that are (almost) as much fun as the letters he writes. By contrast, Rosa tries to carry his book solely on the humor of his letters and, although there are many bright spots, he often fails in the attempt.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HYSTERICAL...HYSTERICAL...HYSTERICAL, March 15, 2000

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Darlene Shillitto (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot Letters: One Man's Relentless Assault on Corporate America (Paperback)

Paul Rosa has a sense of humor that is out of this world. I love his letters! I actually read the book and tears streamed down my face from laughing so hard! I definately recommend this book to everyone! Kudos Paul! (Hey, can you send me an XL t-shirt for my eloquently written review?)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This one is a keeper!, February 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Idiot Letters: One Man's Relentless Assault on Corporate America (Paperback)

I read Paul Rosa's first book of idiot letters a few years ago and enjoyed it so much my friend and I got kicked out of the library. We then proceeded to write our own "idiot letters" and got quite a lot of loot - I cherish my "Citgo" T-shirt to this day. Rosa's 2nd book is just as funny - just make sure you don't laugh too loud in the library.

- Zuzu - An "idiot Letters" fan.