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Side Effects Hardcover – September 12, 1980

by Woody Allen (Author)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 136 ratings
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Woody Allen's third collection of comic writings. 149p. These essays appeared in The New Yorker during the late 1970s. Volume includes Remembering Needleman, The Kugelmass Episode, Confessions of a Buglar, and more.
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  1. Print length
    149 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Random House
  4. Publication date
    September 12, 1980
  5. ISBN-10
    9780394511047
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0394511047
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0394511042
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House; First Edition (September 12, 1980)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 149 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780394511047
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0394511047
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.4 ounces
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 136 ratings

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Woody Allen

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Woody Allen’s prolific career as a comedian, writer, and filmmaker has now spanned more than six decades and multiple award winning films. Mr. Allen’s first screenplay was for What’s New Pussycat?, which was released in 1965. He has written and directed more than 45 feature films, including Annie Hall, Manhattan and more recently, Midnight in Paris, Blue Jasmine & Rainy Day in New York. Woody Allen is the author of Getting Even, Without Feathers, and Side Effects, among numerous other books.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny, very smart
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2024
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It's easy to forget the comic genius of Woody Allen in light of the revelations and examinations of his not-so-private life, but if you can separate the art from the artist, this is a good read, to say the least, and laugh-out-loud funny at times. Between the controversies and the movie-making, there hasn't been a lot of attention given to Woody Allen, the humorist. He's certainly among the best of the 20th century.
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Groucho
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely worth it.
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2020
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I enjoy all of Woody's prose but this has some of my favorite stories. I would encourage you to read this above Without Feathers.
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Jiang Xueqin
4.0 out of 5 stars Irresistibly Funny
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2015
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When Woody Allen is funny, he is irresistibly funny. His humor is quirky, imaginative, and alive. It's a testament to his genius that forty years after "Side Effects" was first published and after his style of humor has entered the public consciousness through his films there are some pieces in this collection that are still so fresh and vibrant.

That said, Woody Allen's humor is extremely self-absorbed, and his obsession with young pubescent women is down-right creepy (especially given what we know about his private life). I loved the first few essays, but soon enough reading Allen became like a chore.
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Trent Strawser
5.0 out of 5 stars A pleased Allen fan
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2007
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After watching mant of Allen's films and listening to Allen's stand-up I was more than pleased to read one of his books. His prose is the same as the dialogue that gushes from his character's mouths in his films, tinged with a twitchy neurosis that brings a smile across my face. This book is littered with moments that will make your stomach sore from laughing and others that result in a sly amused grin. Bring the existential alka-seltser.
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Don Richard
5.0 out of 5 stars Because its Funny
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2015
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This book fairly illustrates, I think, the difference between an artist that can write comedy
vs. the observational comedians of today. The quality of the writing helps to explain why
to this day Woody is regarded as one of the best standup comedians although he hasn't
done standup in over 40 years.
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J. Orlando
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2014
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If you like Woody's movies, you'll love this book. Full of short, digestible stories with outlandish sense of humor and wit. As you read you can hear his voice narrating the words right to you. It's uncanny! I loved reading a story from this this before bed for several nights.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2014
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Manu C.
3.0 out of 5 stars Very inventive, but somehow repetitive
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2013
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Allen's style is always funny, and the plots are sometimes extremely inventive, but reading more than a few of these short stories often brings you into a state of "déjà vu": the prose and style of jokes is somehow repetitive.
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Kevin H
5.0 out of 5 stars Explain his background and life in detail.
Reviewed in Germany on September 16, 2023
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Great book.
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Fabian muro
5.0 out of 5 stars Surrealista, muy gracioso
Reviewed in Spain on May 8, 2023
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Prisa perfecta como Tom Sharpe pero más rápido y gracioso
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Sara
5.0 out of 5 stars Muito bom!
Reviewed in Brazil on March 15, 2020
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Ótimas histórias curtas!
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Nina
5.0 out of 5 stars OTTIMO ACQUISTO
Reviewed in Italy on May 19, 2020
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Ordine arrivato prima della data prevista.

Ottimo materiale

Consigliato sicuramente.
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M. Hall
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on February 21, 2017
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Love woody allen! His writing is insane in a good way.
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