Red Diaper Baby: Three Comic Monologues

by Josh Kornbluth

Excellent Book

199 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1996

Reviews

[avi]

so crazy that one of these stories is about my abuelo

[Jack Fader]

why is there no 3.5 option

[David Raffin]

I read this book while my father was dying. The book is composed of three transcribed monologues from Josh Kornbluth. In the first, "Red Diaper Baby," he explores his childhood with his communist father; His mother and father, separated, were both Trotskyists, specifically.

In the second, "Haiku Tunnel," he talks of his stint as a temp in a law firm and his difficulty completing a simple task. This monologue was made into a terrific movie of the same name, starring Kornbluth and directed by his brother. (Kornbluth and Kornbluth.)

The Third, "The mathematics of change," tells of his falling out with the subject of math.

I strongly recommend this book.

[Rochelle]

Josh did a movie called "Haiku Tunnel" that was really funny. The third monolouge in the book is almost the movie script verbatim. I think seeing the movie first helped me to find the book funny. He has a fun sense of humor and if you find the book at all funny, you should really check out the movie. Not bad overall. I particularly enjoyed the first (coming of age/parents) and last(office temp work) monolouges. The one in the middle is about math and I was a bit lost. FYI: the book has some adult language and one adult scene.

[Lance Eaton]

Josh Kornbluth is awesome. If you have not seen Haiku Tunnel yet and are a fan of office comedies, go see it now! This collection of monologues, performed by Kornbluth (I listened to it) is a fun and quirky trip through his childhood and second childhood (or what some might call adulthood).

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[Shonda]

Thanks, Laura. It's good stuff.

[Alvin]

Just terrifically hilarious, and the movie made of Haiku Tunnel is great too.

[Laura]

This is the most hilarious, smart book ever. I love Josh Kornbluth for his ability to be funny, yet not cutting. I laughed so hard in the first few pages that I read the whole thing in one sitting.

[Kathleen]

Four stars for making me laugh. Fun story-telling. Light and clever.

[Starry]

Quirky, funny. I read it after seeing his movie ages ago.