Customer Reviews

Made You Laugh: Kooky Cryptograms

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

The cryptograms in "Made You Laugh" are based on funny celebrity, film & movie quotes. They are of the easier variety, and would be excellent for people who are beginners to this type of puzzle, &/or for those who are more experienced to do when you don't want to have to think too much.

The only "problem" I had with this particular book is that the font size is way too small, making it difficult to write the solutions in above the appropriate letters. It was surprising to me that the font was small, given that there is an awful lot of blank space on each page - so it didn't need to be that small.

I liked the x-tra "gift" you get with this book - a whoopie cushion is attached to the back cover. I thought this was really funny, and made sense given that this book is a collection of funny sayings.

Overall, I would recommend this book to those who enjoy crytograms - but just be aware that the font size is relatively small, and the puzzles are of the easier variety.

i agree with serious lee from california. the letters are lower case and toooo close together. save your $ and get the cryptogram magazines found at your local newstand. iam amazed at the 4 & 5 stars for a tiny over-priced book withtheletterstooclosetogether.

Print is so small and in a serif font that the only way I can work the puzzles is to enlarge the pages to 200% with my copying machine. This is absurd.

As I see others have mentioned, mixed case in the book is a real problem. There is the issue of single letter words- there are only two, one is always capitalized and one isn't. Well, duh. I don't want hints at all and the hints were so imbedded in the puzzle that they were unavoidable. I want a challenge, something that when I complete it with no hints I can say to myself "Wow, that was a tough one but I figured it out. I LIKE ME! I'M SMART!" I had that reaction to about three puzzles in the book, mostly due to the mixed case problem. And as others have mentioned, not only was it mixed case but it used a variable width font, so words could be itjitl for "people" and you could fit about three of the letters in "people" under the whole word. Basically this book wasn't user tested and it broke the standards for these puzzles. Standards are there for a reason.

And I still don't get why they think that people who do cryptograms are interested in whoopie cushions. If it hadn't been the only cryptogram book in the store I wouldn't have bought it.

I really enjoyed the puzzles, but I agree with a couple of other reviewers that the letters are way too small and close together; it makes it very difficult and takes away from the fun. I liked the upper and lower case though; it provides extra hints. Had the spacing been more pencil friendly, I would have given it 5 stars.

Enjoyed the quotes. The single bad feature of this book is the terrible font. They should change it so there is more room to write above the letters. The font takes variable space depending on the width of the letter. For instance, there isn't room to print a "W" over the narrow "i." One thing I liked was that the quotes were printed in normal capital and lower case letters. Helped me decide when a single letter word was an "a" or an "i." Most of these books I have had print everything in upper case, making them a tiny bit more challenging.

The author is brilliant! I have her other books and can't get enough of her. Give me more!!!!!!!

I dont know what Serious Mr. Lee is talking about! Ellen DeGeneres and I both agree that this book is both fun and challenging!! Like her other releases,Maria brings her sense of humor and slapstick sarcasm and puts them into a very worthwhile compilation of challenging,yet quite solvable word puzzles.I haven't reached the zillion quota that serious Mr.Lee has,but I haven't found a puzzle here that I cannot solve.What an awesome book!

Why can't I solve them? Because the letter of the cryptograms are too close together!! I've done zillions of these puzzles and had a great time, but nobody can write that small and close together and have it be any fun. Cryptograms should be typed in solid caps with space between the letters and between the lines like lots of other books present them. I didn't buy the book, but got the information from looking at the excerpt.

I would recommend this selection because of its captivating wit and comedy. It's an overall good time by yourself or to enjoy with friends.