Deeper Thoughts, All New [Paperback]

Jack Handey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1900

The sequel to Deep Thoughts, this collection of humorous meditations contains "inspirational" lunacy from the Saturday Night Live regular. Original. Tour.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion; 1st edition (January 1, 1900)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562828401
• ISBN-13: 978-1562828400
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 5.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,250 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #12 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > United States > Humor
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handey makes you laugh AND think(or the other way around), April 13, 1998

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John Bellizzi "Scientist and concerned citizen" (Cambridge, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deeper Thoughts, All New (Paperback)

Modern "philosophizer" and Saturday Night Live scribe Jack Handey's second installment in the Deep Thoughts series falls short of the author's own criteria for literary greatness ("at the very end, there's a page you can lick and it tastes like Kool-Aid" says Handey of the ideal novel), but it is nonetheless a consistently funny collection of a unique brand of humor. Handey's offbeat musings, familiar to viewers of early 1990's SNL, are somewhat more sophisticated than fortune cookies, much more readable than Nietsche or Chomsky, and funnier than all of the above. The book contains close to 100 Deep Thoughts, ranging from some which provoke a thoughtful chuckle to others which will have you laughing out loud before you even finish reading them.

If you are a Handey fan, chances are you already have this book. If you are unfamiliar with Deep Thoughts, I recommend you check out this book for a simple but hearty laugh - it is a nice contrast to the political satire, funny golf books and comic strip collections that dominate humor publishing. For as Handey says, "Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis."

In short, it's easy to sit there and say you'd like to have more books by Jack Handey. And I guess that's what I like about it. It's easy. Just sitting there, rocking back and forth, wanting those books.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars dog gone funny, January 9, 2007

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charlotte cleverley "cjc" (cjc) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deeper Thoughts, All New (Paperback)

as expected with jack handey, the book is random and so dog gone funny. (i think that the postcard book is funnier, just fyi). my only real complaint was that the book is cheaply made. there are only about 5 black and white ink-jet quality pictures of nature used, and then on top of that they are repeated throughout the book. perhaps that adds to the handey charm.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Masterful, January 31, 2007

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Becky Eckheart (Boulder, Co) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deeper Thoughts, All New (Paperback)

Jack Handy is well known on SNL, but it's not until you read his words on paper that you realize the scope and depth of his thoughts. He is without a doubt one of the funniest people of all time, and I'm sure that even the legendary Mark Twain would have been seriously impressed with the wit and humor of Handy.