Fear of Frying and Other Fax of Life by Josh Freed

by Josh Freed

This hilarious view of the 90s pokes fun at fat cats, bureaucrats, sign laws, snowstorms, second-hand steak fumes, quiet Canadians, noisy Americans, and other fax of Canadian life.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Phil Cotnoir · Rating 3 out of 5]

Humor aimed at English speaking Quebecers. Some of these were very hilarious.

[Meg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect example of a book that should not be judged by it's cover. Possibly the worst cover I've ever seen. Whoever came up with the cover for this book really should have been fired, it does nothing to sell the book and I would not be surprised to find if it's the main reason why this book only has 5 reviews. I would have thrown it back into the pile of books it was sitting in at the book sale if I hadn't seen a little shiny sticker on it that said it had received the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal. It made me curious enough to give it a shot.
I'm glad I did because Josh Freed is hilarious and the book was surprisingly good, especially the second half of the book. Reading this book twenty-five years after it was written, a few of the essays are a bit dated, especially those dealing with the "latest" technology of the 90's, but many are just as funny now and it's surprising how much hasn't changed in the world when it comes to countries, politics, culture and human nature.