Customer Reviews

The Far Side ® Gallery 3

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With a cow Mona Lisa painting on the front cover how can you go wrong? The cartoons in here are from Hound of the Far Side, The Far Side Observer and Night of the Crash Test Dummies. It may be cheaper to buy these books individually instead of this gallery so compare prices before purchasing.

The advantage of owning the galleries is that some cartoons are full page size which is three times the size of the original books. Not all cartoons are full size though just some.

The classic cartoon set in an exam with the bonus question (50 points) "What's the name of that thing that hangs down the back of our throats?" The caption underneath states "Final Page of the Medical Boards," is in this edition.

Another has Noah saying "Now Listen Up. We're Going to do This Alphabetically," the Zebras are thinking "Damn!"

The Classic "Drive George! Drive! This One's Got a Coathanger!" with a lion trying to unlock the car door to eat the woman.

Should you buy it? Of course you should.

Gary Larson has teamed up with Stephen Jay Gould, paleontologist and taxonomist --Harvard University, to create a biologically funny book. Humor has a purpose in this book. It is used in an attempt to cause the reader to think biologically on a macrocosmic level. Social interaction of all animals on the smallest level effects the bigger picture. I enjoyed this book very much; however, a few cartoons were biologically "over my head." With some critical thinking, all readers may be able to get the message of all the cartoons.

I loved it!!! I have it in my bathroom, and everytime I have to go....I look at it, and Istart laughing!!!!!! Every drawing is great, it just to much!!! If you do not know this author, you have to buy it, and start having laughs!!!! Gary, you are great!!!Thanks!! the best sense of humor!!!! So much immagination!!!! If anyone out there want to share the jokes, you can write me... Bye, Beatriz

This (and the other 'Far Side Gallery' books) must be a dream to all of us who like Gary Larson's crazy comics. If you don't have it, buy it today!

Gary Larson's homour is unique and incredibly funny - and this is true for all his books that I've read so far! I already start laughing when looking at the cartoon characters - they are wonderfully drawn! If cows or chickens are your favourite animals and you like grotesque situations, or you simply want to laugh, then Gary Larson should be your first choice. He's the best!!!!!

Since I received 3 of the Far Side books at the same time, it was overload of course. But I enjoy all of the books and if you are a fan .... get them!!

The book is great. It was rated as good condition, but the binding was broken when we got it. Disappointed.

In the foreword, noted zoologist Stephen Jay Gould comments on how popular the Gary Larson cartoons are with biologists. When reading the book, it is easy to see why; Larson does an excellent job in his satire of science and the people that do it. They are hilarious, yet as is always the case in the best of parody, contain more than a little truth. Light hearted with a little bite, these cartoons are expressions of absurdity that point out the inherent absurdity of the modern world and human and animal nature.

Always funny and kind of twisted at the same time. It's never dull and is almost always funny.

The Far Side was always one of my favorite cartoons! I bought all three volumes and it was worth it! Great stuff! I just wish Larson would come out of retirement for a while! It's a pity I can't give it more than five stars!