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I was a huge fan of Dave Barry's old syndicated newspaper column. I still miss it. I've also loved his past humor books. Like any humorist, his jokes can be a bit hit or miss. Still, I could always count on a few laugh-out-loud passages. In recent years, Barry has been devoting most of his efforts to non-humorous fiction.

This new book is his first funny book in a while. I enjoyed it. If you like Barry's humor, I think you will too. The last chapter on "How to Become a Professional Author" is as funny as anything he has ever written.

Two points that keep me from giving the book five stars:

1) The book is very short. Even with ample margins, a large type face, and a lot of white space on many pages, it still only comes to 224 pages. I suspect that Barry is a little burned out on writing funny essays or too preoccupied with his other work to generate enough material for a book of normal length.

2) Some of the humor is a bit crude. He occasionally uses profanities and obscenities and some of the references are, shall we say, a bit earthy. Not sure what this is about. Perhaps he would always have liked to have written this way but was constrained by what is considered appropriate in a newspaper column. Or perhaps this is his way of trying to appeal to current audiences who are used to comedy movies and standup comedians going far beyond the crudity Barry engages in here. It wasn't off-putting enough to ruin the book for me, but I thought some people might appreciate a head's up.


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You Can Date Boys When You're Forty Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About Dave Barry 9780399165948 Books Reviews

I love and need a good laugh sometimes. Not only is it healthy but lifts the spirits, and I can always count on a Dave Barry book to provide this necessary life ingredient. This particular book pokes some good-natured fun at the aging process with all its conundrums. I'm going through
this process so could especially identify with the humor.
I used to read Dave's syndicated column in the local paper regularly until they cancelled it for an unknown reason. There is no doubt he is very funny. This book is no exception except for his Israel travelogue which I thought was out of place. He could not be very funny for fear of offending persons of Jewish persuasion, most of all his wife. It is a small book as books go and I think it took me about 45 minutes to read it. It should have been priced in the $4-5 range, not what is charging. So I am afraid I will not be reading any more of David's books unless I can can borrow them from the public library. He IS funny, but not THAT funny. I should also note that his language is a lot saltier in his book than it is in his columns. So if you are vulgarity-challenged you won't like this book.

Finally, should look into the dynamic pricing technology that Disney is using to sell theater tickets. Books like this one will sell more if priced appropriately.
Book Review Sunday, April 6, 2014

You Can Date Boys When You’re Forty by Dave Barry

In this latest collection of humorous essays, Dave Barry again proves why he is the funniest writer alive! I mean if you can read Dave’s books and not almost collapse with laughter, I’m sorry, but you may be clinically dead.

In the introduction Dave explains the title of the book. The best explanation is that he, Dave Barry, didn’t pick the name on his own. (Note here to Mr. Barry Sir, many of us, your fans, are stilling waiting on Moby Dave! Hint! Hint!)

Join Dave as he expounds on life with a teen-aged daughter, (he’s clueless!) what it means to be manly (remembering that most males are simply guys, a special kind of, well, stupid,) his thoughts on what women want, (that is, man doesn’t have the information.)

Move on to a semi-serious essay on death, (always remembering that Dave finds it hard to be serious,) how to talk with your wife, (Dave’s way involves walking a dog,) lessons in grammar, (your kidding, right?)

Dave then gives a lesson on air travel to frequent fliers, (your plane will never take off!) takes the reader to Jerusalem and the rest of Israel, a semi-serious piece (chasing WiFi, for example,) and Dave’s Expert Tips on becoming a professional author (major in English and get lucky!)

Any book of humor by Dave Barry is worth ten out of five any day. He is the King of Dry Humor!

Quoth the Raven…
If you know Dave Barry you already know you are going to get a side splittingly funny take on whatever subject he takes on, if you don't just hurry up and buy all his books and laugh yourself silly!! I got this book for a friend who had just had a daughter but even as the father of 2 boys I laughed myself silly at Daves take on daughters. One of my favourite people and authors of all time, he should be running America and all your problems would be solved!!! for a British take on houmour writing try Ben Elton, espcially his early works, brilliant people like this should be in positions of power!
This is one of Dave's funniest. Definitely worthy buying. Arrived promptly and in good shape. Caveat to readers this book contains occasional profanity, unlike many of his other humor books, and some of it may disappoint a number of his older, long-time fans. (On the upside, Dave, we're dying off gradually, and the fan base will eventually be made up of a new generation---many of whom, though often college-educated, are frankly incapable of completing a sentence without punctuating it with various bombs, so they won't even notice it.) Other than that---this book is a good read.
I was a huge fan of Dave Barry's old syndicated newspaper column. I still miss it. I've also loved his past humor books. Like any humorist, his jokes can be a bit hit or miss. Still, I could always count on a few laugh-out-loud passages. In recent years, Barry has been devoting most of his efforts to non-humorous fiction.

This new book is his first funny book in a while. I enjoyed it. If you like Barry's humor, I think you will too. The last chapter on "How to Become a Professional Author" is as funny as anything he has ever written.

Two points that keep me from giving the book five stars

1) The book is very short. Even with ample margins, a large type face, and a lot of white space on many pages, it still only comes to 224 pages. I suspect that Barry is a little burned out on writing funny essays or too preoccupied with his other work to generate enough material for a book of normal length.

2) Some of the humor is a bit crude. He occasionally uses profanities and obscenities and some of the references are, shall we say, a bit earthy. Not sure what this is about. Perhaps he would always have liked to have written this way but was constrained by what is considered appropriate in a newspaper column. Or perhaps this is his way of trying to appeal to current audiences who are used to comedy movies and standup comedians going far beyond the crudity Barry engages in here. It wasn't off-putting enough to ruin the book for me, but I thought some people might appreciate a head's up.