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Not Quite the Classics
by Colin Mochrie
I love Who's Line, I've been a fan of all the varieties and flavors of the show. I've seen Colin perform live, and he's amazing. So when I happened to, by sheer accident, see this book on netgalley I KNEW I had to grab a review copy, 'cause, you know, I love Colin.
Now, I don't read humor books, heck I don't even read comic strips... but I do love classics, and I do love Colin, so I thought I'd LOVE this book.
that being said, I didn't love this book.
Like any other book of short stories, some are much much better than others. Like the Sherlock Holmes story - I don't really care for Sherlock Holmes, so I didn't care for Colin's take at all. Ditto his Moby Dick one, though I enjoyed Colin's version much better than the original, but that's not saying much.
The book isn't meant to be a comedy book, but being Colin, I did expect the book would be funny. Maybe not every page or every story, but overall... I really didn't find it funny at all.
That being said, Colin is a surprisingly good writer (though I suspect at least some of that was good editing) and he can write a good tale, so I do give this book 3 stars.
Now, I don't read humor books, heck I don't even read comic strips... but I do love classics, and I do love Colin, so I thought I'd LOVE this book.
that being said, I didn't love this book.
Like any other book of short stories, some are much much better than others. Like the Sherlock Holmes story - I don't really care for Sherlock Holmes, so I didn't care for Colin's take at all. Ditto his Moby Dick one, though I enjoyed Colin's version much better than the original, but that's not saying much.
The book isn't meant to be a comedy book, but being Colin, I did expect the book would be funny. Maybe not every page or every story, but overall... I really didn't find it funny at all.
That being said, Colin is a surprisingly good writer (though I suspect at least some of that was good editing) and he can write a good tale, so I do give this book 3 stars.