The Most of S. J. Perelman (A Fireside book) [Paperback]

S. J. Perelman (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 656 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Paper) (November 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671418718
• ISBN-13: 978-0671418717
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #513,340 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the place to start, October 26, 2000

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Noname (NYC, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Most of SJ Perelman (Paperback)

To become a devout fan and follower of S.J. Perelman all you have to do is read any one of the stories in this compilation. Scratch that, all you need to do is read the title of one of the stories in this compilation. They all attest to how much Mr. Perelman loved words and how obsessed he was with turning a pretty phrase on its heels and knocking it off its feet.

If you can't find this book, then find this book anyway. If you still can't find this book, then find some of his other books. If you are having a hard time and can't find any of his other books, then go watch "Horse Feathers" or "Monkey Business" by the Marx Brothers. Then start your letter-writing campaign to Simon & Schuster inquiring as to why they haven't re-released more of S.J. Perelman's writing. Do yourself (and the world) a favor, get started today.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars even better than Roger Ebert, January 23, 2000

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Michael Koplow (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Most SJ Perelman (Hardcover)

I too find it deplorable that this is out of print. Besides many well-chosen words (who besides Perelman and the late Robertson Davies uses "tohubohu," a word from the Hebrew Bible that sounds exactly like what it means?), this book has several movie reviews that made me amoeboid with laughter. "The Wickedest Woman in Larchmont"--a review of the movied that gave the world the phrase "Kiss me, my fool"--is itself worth the price of the entire volume (to use a cliche, which Perelman would never do except to make it hilarious).

("Tohubohu," by the way, is a ruckus; it's in Genesis, where the newly created earth is described as formless and void.)

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The bible should be out of print more than this book., February 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Most of SJ Perelman (Paperback)

How can a book that contains the most crafted writing in the English language be out of print?