Happiness by Will Ferguson

by Will Ferguson;

Hardcover

Reviews

[Sheena Quish · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow. Hard to believe the same person wrote 419. Really incredible. Quirky, crazy book which reminded me at times of A Confederacy of Dunces. Thoroughly enjoyed. 4.5 stars.

[Oscar Camacho · Rating 3 out of 5]

La opinión que he tenido durante gran parte del libro es que es un libro divertido, pero no un buen libro, al llegar al final del libro no llego al nivel de lo que considero un buen libro, pero subió a ser un libro divertido y con un punto de interés. La premisa es original, tiene un excelente sentido del humor, si es que el humor mordaz, pesimista y lleno de cinismo es lo tuyo. Eso sí, si consideras "literatura" y no un desperdicio de papel y tinta los libros de autoayuda este libro definitivamente no es para ti porque es una de las mayores críticas que hay al respecto. Es una buena sátira.

Es un libro corto, pero que no es ágil de leer, lo sentí un tanto enrevesado y falto de ritmo, avanza a trompicones, es casi como leerlo con la voz del narrador de películas como la de la adaptación del gato en el sombrero. Parte puede tener que ver con la traducción al español, la sentí muy justita, es técnicamente correcta, pero con muy poca labor de adaptación, pero ni la mejor traducción puede solucionar los problemas de ritmo.

El protagonista está hecho para ser repelente. Pero me gustó su relación con May, me agrada el personaje de May.

Por alguna razón se lee mejor con el Album de Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits de 1995.

Recomendado si te gusta el humor mordaz, el cinismo y no toleras los libros de autoayuda pero si los libros que avanzan a trompicones.

[Paolo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book actually had a lot of emotion and meaning in it. At first I thought it was gonna be like that radio drama thing in Canadian Pie where the entire book would consist of only humor, but no, it had a lot of heart. The characters felt very real and I really liked the ending.

The humor is enjoyable, just not laugh out loud funny for me. However there are times that I did laugh. I feel like the humor here is similar to how people would react to the humor in Nacho Libre. You either find the humor funny or a little off putting.
I find it's good to enjoy humor even if you don't find it funny, and maybe a joke might get you here and there.

[Mary Fitzgerald · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was incredibly wordy and at times difficult to follow. In general it was ok but there were also times I felt like the author was trying to use as many big, fancy words as possible. It was also mildly annoying that the book took place in the US but used the “ou” spellings of words such as “colour”.

[Kiera · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hated the main character, yet I laughed, I scoffed, I loved other characters & had moments of weakness with the main one, and I couldn’t put the book down. Takes a lot of talent to do that as a writer.

[Sinimalism · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really liked it, except the end. So much anticipation on how all of it will go and end and then it’s all concluded in a few pages in a way that felt rushed and not well thought through. But until then I really enjoyed the book 👌

[Cale · Rating 4 out of 5]

So very funny with a protagonist you despise and come to root for at the same time. Definitely some My Search for Warren Harding vibes.

[Emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

Humor is subjective

[Jan Ivar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fett konsept, men likte boka mindre og mindre for kvar side eg las. Bærer veldig preg av tida den vart skriven i, så humoren er utdatert og veldig genx. Lettlest, så kom likevel gjennom. 2.5/5

[Cari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! Clever and witty as per typical Will Ferguson.

[Aysha Majeed · Rating 2 out of 5]

read at the coffee shop next to a guy reading a book about self-compassion

[Inês · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great funny fiction. Satire about self-help books