Customer Reviews

Would You Rather...? Overstuffed: Over 1500 Absolutely Absurd Dilemmas to Ponder

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We bought this book as a Christmas gift for our 14 yr old little sister. We thought that since it seemed to be the original book (rather than an offshoot or special mature addition) it would be perfect for any audience. We were wrong. It is filled with a lot of crude sexual references and suggestive (borderline pornographic) drawings/illustrations. It's also not so easy to just rip out a chapter, nearly every section has a touch of it not to mention 2 full chapters dedicated to sex. I do not recommend this book for anyone under the age of 18. This is not a family-oriented book. It is very adult oriented.

I thought this would be a good conversation starter or fun time passer for the holidays with family. MOST of the questions I saw when flipping through the book were inappropriate for that kind of setting. If you're hanging out with friends and drinking on the back porch it might be slightly more appropriate but on the whole was very disappointed with this. I should have paid more attention to the other reviews that said the same thing so I wouldn't have to deal with trying to return this!

OK, apparently I missed the bus when these books became popular. I must have been off raising a family or something.
The basic premise of this book is that "The Deity" has come down from on high and presented you with a choice. You MUST make a choice and cannot just opt out. The options presented are never as easy as say, "Would you rather have your eyes poked out or inherit 100 million dollars?" That would be way too simple. The situations here are more like, "You're gonna get your eyes poked out. Would you rather have it done with a sharp stick or a dull one?" Dang that's a good one! Not in the book but you get the idea.
This book is broken up into numerous chapters, each addressing a topic of "Would you rather..." questions. There are several chapters on sex and innumerable questions scattered about the various categories touch on sexual situations. If this bothers you, pass on this book since you will get your sensibilities stomped on!
This is the party and drinking person's version of "The Book of Questions." Not as deep but a lot of fun.
At the next family reunion, I know what book is going to be pulled out!

What a sorry excuse for a book I suppose there may be someone out there that would think this is funny, But I do not. Is there any reason why you could not have let someone know that it is full of X-rated material. Why be so vauge or is this your only way of getting a book sold. I wouldn't give it any star at all but it will make good fire starting material.

What a mistake! If only I had read the reviews but someone had suggested "Would You Rather" as something fun to use in my pre-teen Sunday school class, and I thought that the bigger book was a better buy. What a waste! It is really not a book that I can use in any area of my life. Into the garbage it goes!

Ignore the negative reviews from people too ignorant to read the books before buying them. This series was always meant for a mature audience. I work part time in a costume shop with my boyfriend, a lot of the job is working with other adults in a very small room and tensions can run high at times, especially around deadlines. This book series has got us through some tough days by making us laugh and making tedious hours of hand sewing fly by because of the great conversations they inspire. I highly recommend these books to a mature audience who are looking for a good conversation starter, great for parties or slow/repetitive work days where good conversations help make the day go by faster!

I bought this book for my husband hoping it would be a fun source for interesting conversation starters. However, as we started to look through it, we were both very disappointed with how much of the content was crude; so much that we just threw the book away. I would love a clean version!

Parts of this book were okay, but a good majority of it was very crude. I bought it for my brother in law who is a pastor and goes on trips with the youth group often. I wasn't able to give it to him. This may not bother some people, but depending on who you plan on giving this to, you may want to be aware of that.

My husband and I carpool every day to work, and take turns reading questions from the book and discussing our answers. We LOVE this book, it's so fun - some of the questions are very off the wall, thought provoking, or downright silly. It's provided us with hours of entertainment. I would recommend this for family get-togethers (older families, some of the questions are very sexual in nature), road trips, or just killing time.

It is an OK idea, but not great. Having it as a book means only one person can be reading at a time. Shipped and arrived as expected.