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Did You Read That Review?: A Compilation of Amazon's Funniest Reviews
Do you know the pros and cons of owning a Badonkadonk Land Cruiser? Amazon customers do—along with what they think of the Yodeling Pickle, the 3-Carat Diamond Pacifier, and over 100 other items. Witty and unexpected, this collection of customer reviews is sure to show you a new, hilarious, and completely candid side of Amazon products and reviews you never knew existed.
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300 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2014
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May 11, 2015
Novelists should be worried. Very, very worried. Amazon reviewers are clearly the best writers in the world!
This book is exactly what it says on the tin: a compilation of reviews of over a hundred items for sale on the Amazon website. Items that are on the more unusual side…select, even!
Amazon welcomes product reviews, for obvious reasons. And reviewers have obliged with gusto. Their creativity, imagination, eloquence and sense of humour know no bounds.
This compilation is absolutely hilarious. It would be remiss of me not to deliver a word of warning: do not read in public. The tremble of shoulders as you try to snigger quietly or the suppressed snorts of laughter are bound to have you being peered at with some very, very strange looks.
A very funny book, easy to dip into every now and again if you don’t want to read it in one go.
This book is exactly what it says on the tin: a compilation of reviews of over a hundred items for sale on the Amazon website. Items that are on the more unusual side…select, even!
Amazon welcomes product reviews, for obvious reasons. And reviewers have obliged with gusto. Their creativity, imagination, eloquence and sense of humour know no bounds.
This compilation is absolutely hilarious. It would be remiss of me not to deliver a word of warning: do not read in public. The tremble of shoulders as you try to snigger quietly or the suppressed snorts of laughter are bound to have you being peered at with some very, very strange looks.
A very funny book, easy to dip into every now and again if you don’t want to read it in one go.
September 20, 2018
Some of these reviews have soured faster than a shipment of Tuscan Farms Whole Milk with free 5-7 day shipping.
Remember when "Binders full of women" jokes were funny? Hah. Trick question. They never were.
This compilation can be summed up in two words: George Takei.
Because really, the only two places anyone ever sincerely asked "Did you read that review?" were:
a.) The Amazon TRF (Top Reviewers Forum)- (defunct) and
b.) George Takei'smyspace, er, Facebook page.
I think for $.99, I got about fifty cents' worth of chuckles.
Remember when "Binders full of women" jokes were funny? Hah. Trick question. They never were.
This compilation can be summed up in two words: George Takei.
Because really, the only two places anyone ever sincerely asked "Did you read that review?" were:
a.) The Amazon TRF (Top Reviewers Forum)- (defunct) and
b.) George Takei's
I think for $.99, I got about fifty cents' worth of chuckles.
January 1, 2015
If you have some time to kill or need a laugh then this is not bad. There are some really funny reviews in here and there are some to skip over. The ones that are funny are tears in your eyes laughing funny though.
April 14, 2025
Funny, ridiculous, but also repetitive and too long for a book which is very not serious and should be taken lightly. On the other side, some of the reviews are truly hilarious and a great example of creative writing.
July 14, 2021
"Did You Read That Review?: A Compilation of Amazon's Funniest Reviews" es un libro que recopila algunas de las más reviews más graciosas hechas a distintos productos surrealistas que puedes encontrar en Amazon.com.
Al igual que muchas antologías, la calidad varía entre las historias, bueno, en este caso entre las reviews. Por su curiosa naturaleza hay algunos productos que se prestan más para el review-chiste que otros. Por esto mismo (y porque creo que hay más de cien reviews hechas por autores distintivos) es un libro algo irregular. Aun así las reviews que son graciosas son realmente graciosas, no recuerdo haberme reído tanto con un libro, algunas son simplemente magníficas y hasta dan ganas de comprar el producto.
He notado que las reviews que encontré menos graciosas suelen tener la siguiente característica: Son tremendamente largas, tienen como una historia dentro y de alguna manera se transforman en un cuento, original sí, pero son contadas las ocasiones en que las reviews largas sabían mantener un ritmo adecuado con el que no se sientan tediosas, ya que por lo general se suelen perderse en el surrealismo.
Creo que este es un gran libro para leer si estás leyendo otro libro y te cansas del primer libro. Personalmente creo que es el tipo de libro que se debe dejar “respirar” y no leer de corrido porque sí llega a cansar fácilmente por lo repetitivo en su estructura.
Como bonus mencionaré algunos de los productos que más me hicieron reír:
*Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer: Un cortador de plátanos en forma de plátano para partir en rodajas de tu plátano.
*Wegner 16999 Swis Army Knife: Una navaja suiza absurdamente larga, parece armónica.
*UFO-02 Detector: Detector de Ovnis.
*Outlook for Wood Toiler seats in greater china: No puedo describirlo, es simplemente el libro más surrealista de todos los que hay en este libro.
*A million random digits: Un libro que tiene un millón de dígitos al azar.
Y son solo unos pocos.
Es un libro que tiene algo para todos, son tantos los productos como las reviews que es difícil que no te rías al menos con uno.
Lo recomiendo si:
-Quieres leer ligero, gracioso y sin trama.
-Quieres leer un segundo libro, ósea dos libros a la vez y no sabes cuál puede ser ese segundo libro.
- Quieres saber que diablos es “Outlook for Wood Toiler seats in greater china”.
No hay mucho más que decir, literalmente obtienes lo que dice el título del libro.
Ah y de todos los productos solamente hay uno que me compraría, el "Cat Dj Scratching Deck" y sí, es exactamente lo que dice el nombre del producto.
Al igual que muchas antologías, la calidad varía entre las historias, bueno, en este caso entre las reviews. Por su curiosa naturaleza hay algunos productos que se prestan más para el review-chiste que otros. Por esto mismo (y porque creo que hay más de cien reviews hechas por autores distintivos) es un libro algo irregular. Aun así las reviews que son graciosas son realmente graciosas, no recuerdo haberme reído tanto con un libro, algunas son simplemente magníficas y hasta dan ganas de comprar el producto.
He notado que las reviews que encontré menos graciosas suelen tener la siguiente característica: Son tremendamente largas, tienen como una historia dentro y de alguna manera se transforman en un cuento, original sí, pero son contadas las ocasiones en que las reviews largas sabían mantener un ritmo adecuado con el que no se sientan tediosas, ya que por lo general se suelen perderse en el surrealismo.
Creo que este es un gran libro para leer si estás leyendo otro libro y te cansas del primer libro. Personalmente creo que es el tipo de libro que se debe dejar “respirar” y no leer de corrido porque sí llega a cansar fácilmente por lo repetitivo en su estructura.
Como bonus mencionaré algunos de los productos que más me hicieron reír:
*Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer: Un cortador de plátanos en forma de plátano para partir en rodajas de tu plátano.
*Wegner 16999 Swis Army Knife: Una navaja suiza absurdamente larga, parece armónica.
*UFO-02 Detector: Detector de Ovnis.
*Outlook for Wood Toiler seats in greater china: No puedo describirlo, es simplemente el libro más surrealista de todos los que hay en este libro.
*A million random digits: Un libro que tiene un millón de dígitos al azar.
Y son solo unos pocos.
Es un libro que tiene algo para todos, son tantos los productos como las reviews que es difícil que no te rías al menos con uno.
Lo recomiendo si:
-Quieres leer ligero, gracioso y sin trama.
-Quieres leer un segundo libro, ósea dos libros a la vez y no sabes cuál puede ser ese segundo libro.
- Quieres saber que diablos es “Outlook for Wood Toiler seats in greater china”.
No hay mucho más que decir, literalmente obtienes lo que dice el título del libro.
Ah y de todos los productos solamente hay uno que me compraría, el "Cat Dj Scratching Deck" y sí, es exactamente lo que dice el nombre del producto.
August 18, 2015
Life is full of so very many plaguing questions. The folks at Amazon.com clearly understand society's thirst for knowledge and they have produced a compendium of excellent customer reviews for some of their most promising products. Question me, you do? Read this book, you won't? Well tell me: why is the Rasta Imposta Taco Costume not fit for man nor beast? If I purchase the 5 lb bag of Haribo Sugarless Gummy Bears, will I require a new sphincter? Will my cat get a job at Medieval Times if I purchase her the Inflatable Unicorn Horn for Cats? My Secret Santa gift limit is $9,525,930,932,505,110.00 - is there an item to fit my budget? Is there a camera lens on the market that would allow me to photograph the Big Bang? Is the Yodeling Pickle, in fact, more talented than Justin Bieber and Nickelback combined? Do squirrels prefer to let their nuts hang loose? Thanks to George Takei (you may know him as Yoko Ono) and friends, I now understand so very much more about the world around me. A word of wisdom, however: you might want to read this book while on your iPotty, because the tears will run down your inner thighs with delight. (Please Note: If you do not have a personality, one of these may be purchased on Amazon, as well.)
February 18, 2018
Wow! That got old, fast.
I expected this book to be a collection of side-splitting genius, akin to The Timewaster Letters, or any similar classics of the sarcasm/snark genre, but the hit-rate is maybe 5%, if that.
Most of the enjoyment turns out to be gleaned from seeing the bizarre items that are actually available on Amazon, rather than the reviews themselves. Maybe better editing could have resulted in a shorter, funnier book.
I expected this book to be a collection of side-splitting genius, akin to The Timewaster Letters, or any similar classics of the sarcasm/snark genre, but the hit-rate is maybe 5%, if that.
Most of the enjoyment turns out to be gleaned from seeing the bizarre items that are actually available on Amazon, rather than the reviews themselves. Maybe better editing could have resulted in a shorter, funnier book.
November 23, 2014
This was a really funny collection, but as reading material, a little bit goes a long way.
June 21, 2021
Humor is subjective. If I wasn't convinced of that before I certainly am now. I tried reading this as part of my 3 month trial of kindle unlimited but dnf'd at 18%.
I expected comical reviews like the one of the banana slicer being angled the wrong way - a riduclous complaint for a ridiculous product. What I received was mostly fantastical stories from amateur comedians. There's definetely an audience for this but imo it's poorly advertised.
This isn't so much funny reviews as it is a showcasing of stupid products. That's not to say these products can't be useful to some people but for most people they're nonsensical hence the' comedic' reviews.
The most intetesting aspect of this project, for me, is how amazon is knowingly bashing products it hosts.
I expected comical reviews like the one of the banana slicer being angled the wrong way - a riduclous complaint for a ridiculous product. What I received was mostly fantastical stories from amateur comedians. There's definetely an audience for this but imo it's poorly advertised.
This isn't so much funny reviews as it is a showcasing of stupid products. That's not to say these products can't be useful to some people but for most people they're nonsensical hence the' comedic' reviews.
The most intetesting aspect of this project, for me, is how amazon is knowingly bashing products it hosts.
January 3, 2019
This was a really stupid book. Genuinely funny reviews (and some hilarious products) sustain for only about a quarter of the book then quickly become tiresome and repetitive. It was fun to find out that George Takei at one time apparently made a hobby of writing witty reviews. The only other plus was this is an ultra-putdownable book. I've been spending a lot of time in waiting rooms lately and this book really filled the need for a book that withstood reading in short, interrupted spurts.
August 14, 2017
Some are humorous
Let's be honest, overall there was a lot of stupid crap in this book. It might have been funnier if half the reviews had been real. But seriously, no one is going to sell their house or children in order to buy some of the items in this book. I'm not seven sure why those people bothered to post anything.
Let's be honest, overall there was a lot of stupid crap in this book. It might have been funnier if half the reviews had been real. But seriously, no one is going to sell their house or children in order to buy some of the items in this book. I'm not seven sure why those people bothered to post anything.
February 12, 2018
This book is endless but quite amusing. Recommend reading it in snatches so a chapter here and there. Some of the reviews were hilarious, it makes me happy to think there are such funny people out there.
One for the bathroom shelf for sure.
One for the bathroom shelf for sure.
May 26, 2019
Very hit or miss. Some of the entries are hilarious, so it's worth reading just for those. But there are a handful of actual, serious reviews that seem rather out of place. Anyways, apparently, there are some very imaginative writers using Amazon nowadays, lol.
August 11, 2018
This Amazon reviews are HILARIOUS and good reading material in between books. Sometimes I need something to get my mind off of the most recent book I read. Good toilet reading material.
December 31, 2018
Some are genuinely funny. Most are just silly or profane. An interesting diversion.
September 2, 2019
Don't!
I have flipped through the whole book.
Not much of a funny read I expected.
Totally do not recommended this for anyone!
I have flipped through the whole book.
Not much of a funny read I expected.
Totally do not recommended this for anyone!
October 13, 2020
A little editing might have made this a more entertaining read. There are some funny reviews in the collection but eventually it was just more of the same and got boring.
February 28, 2015
People, who don’t believe in research won’t understand, but I read this book, “Did you read this review? A compilation of Amazon’s Funniest Reviews” for research purposes. You have got to know what’s out there, or how else can you make wise decisions to become a better you.
It appears that most people seem to think that this is a funny book, when it is full of smart computations and value judgments. Some of the reviewers even made an effort to provide a complete break-down of how the various items fared in various situations.
For instance, while previously I stuck to the Steve Jobs’ approach on dressing up (or down) (or keeping it simple) it appears I am missing out on a lot of experiences provoked (yep, one could say that) by wearing certain garbs.
‘The Mountain Three Wolf Moon Short Sleeve T’, the ‘Luke Skywalker Ceremonial Jacket’ (complete with ceremonial medal), and the ‘American Flag Pants by Best Form’ appear to be must-haves in anybody's wardrobe. The many pictures of happy people wearing ‘The Mountain Three Wolf Moon Short Sleeve T’ speak volumes.
The same goes for the smart man or woman’s accessories. Since I was born in Austria it is probably embarrassing that I do not own a Wenger 16999 Swiss Army Knife Giant. At $1,305.44 it appears to be a bit pricey but it offers incredible 87 implements that perform 141 functions. From what the reviewers describe, my life could get a lot more exciting if I owned this item. I’d also be prepared for what could happen if I also owned the Zenith Defy Xtreme Tourbillian Men’s Automatic Watch 96-0528-0435-M528 for $112,750.00. Indeed, that price is not a typo, but this is only a men’s watch. Checking Amazon I had to find out that Zenith does not seem to offer an equivalent for women (‘Hillary, we need you!’) Isn’t that once again so typical?
At least Amazon also offers one watch, which would look good on a woman’s wrist, the ‘Montegrappa Chaos Gold and Enamel Automatic Watch’ for $85,959.00. It even comes with free shipping.
Still, it is not mentioned in this book. Because of that I was considering giving this book only 4**** but I realized that ‘Did you read this review?’ is really a very complete book. It also presents reviews for the UFO-02 Detector, the ‘Outlook for Wood Toilet Seats in Greater China’, the pretty useful ‘Wolf Urine Lure’ (which is currently unavailable) , the ‘Yodeling Pickle’, ‘Bacon Strips Adhesive Bandages”, and dozens more.
As you can see, if you have any problems look no further – ‘Did you read this review?’ is the answer to all. From what I read from reviewer E. Cetin the book “The Secret” is not. Quoting him (and that book)
“The Universe will start to rearrange itself and make it happen for you.”
E.Cetin states that reading ‘The Secret”won’t do that for you.
I have come to the conclusion that the universe might rearrange itself for you if you implicate correctly (!!!) what you have learned from ‘Did you read this review?’.
If everything else fails, you can always resort to buying and eating ‘Canned Unicorn Meat’. It appears some reviewers had concerns regarding the keeping of unicorns. Luckily most of these reviews are from 2012-2013. I am sure in the meantime the sisters at Radiant Farms will have figured out how to keep the unicorns so they can keep pooping marshmallows and rainbows, while roaming as free as possible; that is until they have been turned into ‘Canned Unicorn Meat’ and pass these powers to the consumer.
Lastly, it made me feel good it find out that George Takei is a college of mine. (Ok, he is ranked a bit better than I am, but hey, every company has senior executives.). I had always suffered under the fact that my father did not allow me to watch ‘Star Trek’. Now knowing that George Takei is a colleague of mine I can save myself the expense of buying the ‘Relaxman Relaxation Capsule’ for $49,999.95 and carry on with life.
Gisela Hausmann, author & blogger
It appears that most people seem to think that this is a funny book, when it is full of smart computations and value judgments. Some of the reviewers even made an effort to provide a complete break-down of how the various items fared in various situations.
For instance, while previously I stuck to the Steve Jobs’ approach on dressing up (or down) (or keeping it simple) it appears I am missing out on a lot of experiences provoked (yep, one could say that) by wearing certain garbs.
‘The Mountain Three Wolf Moon Short Sleeve T’, the ‘Luke Skywalker Ceremonial Jacket’ (complete with ceremonial medal), and the ‘American Flag Pants by Best Form’ appear to be must-haves in anybody's wardrobe. The many pictures of happy people wearing ‘The Mountain Three Wolf Moon Short Sleeve T’ speak volumes.
The same goes for the smart man or woman’s accessories. Since I was born in Austria it is probably embarrassing that I do not own a Wenger 16999 Swiss Army Knife Giant. At $1,305.44 it appears to be a bit pricey but it offers incredible 87 implements that perform 141 functions. From what the reviewers describe, my life could get a lot more exciting if I owned this item. I’d also be prepared for what could happen if I also owned the Zenith Defy Xtreme Tourbillian Men’s Automatic Watch 96-0528-0435-M528 for $112,750.00. Indeed, that price is not a typo, but this is only a men’s watch. Checking Amazon I had to find out that Zenith does not seem to offer an equivalent for women (‘Hillary, we need you!’) Isn’t that once again so typical?
At least Amazon also offers one watch, which would look good on a woman’s wrist, the ‘Montegrappa Chaos Gold and Enamel Automatic Watch’ for $85,959.00. It even comes with free shipping.
Still, it is not mentioned in this book. Because of that I was considering giving this book only 4**** but I realized that ‘Did you read this review?’ is really a very complete book. It also presents reviews for the UFO-02 Detector, the ‘Outlook for Wood Toilet Seats in Greater China’, the pretty useful ‘Wolf Urine Lure’ (which is currently unavailable) , the ‘Yodeling Pickle’, ‘Bacon Strips Adhesive Bandages”, and dozens more.
As you can see, if you have any problems look no further – ‘Did you read this review?’ is the answer to all. From what I read from reviewer E. Cetin the book “The Secret” is not. Quoting him (and that book)
“The Universe will start to rearrange itself and make it happen for you.”
E.Cetin states that reading ‘The Secret”won’t do that for you.
I have come to the conclusion that the universe might rearrange itself for you if you implicate correctly (!!!) what you have learned from ‘Did you read this review?’.
If everything else fails, you can always resort to buying and eating ‘Canned Unicorn Meat’. It appears some reviewers had concerns regarding the keeping of unicorns. Luckily most of these reviews are from 2012-2013. I am sure in the meantime the sisters at Radiant Farms will have figured out how to keep the unicorns so they can keep pooping marshmallows and rainbows, while roaming as free as possible; that is until they have been turned into ‘Canned Unicorn Meat’ and pass these powers to the consumer.
Lastly, it made me feel good it find out that George Takei is a college of mine. (Ok, he is ranked a bit better than I am, but hey, every company has senior executives.). I had always suffered under the fact that my father did not allow me to watch ‘Star Trek’. Now knowing that George Takei is a colleague of mine I can save myself the expense of buying the ‘Relaxman Relaxation Capsule’ for $49,999.95 and carry on with life.
Gisela Hausmann, author & blogger
December 19, 2018
So let's be honest, we are all guilty of seeing items that we question and this book has some of the funniest reviews in them. You have to admit that when you have items that cost thousands of dollars or are made for no reason at all, you are going to have people poking as much fun of them as possible.
March 21, 2015
My Side Hurts
I couldn't stop laughing.
I laughed so hard my side hurts....seriously it does.
There were several of reviews in this book that had me laughing so hard I bout peed my pants.
If you read this and don't laugh..... something is seriously wrong with you....
I couldn't stop laughing.
I laughed so hard my side hurts....seriously it does.
There were several of reviews in this book that had me laughing so hard I bout peed my pants.
If you read this and don't laugh..... something is seriously wrong with you....
December 31, 2015
Does is job. Very entertaining and surprising as well when you see what can be bought on Amazon
May 20, 2016
Funny stuff.
January 6, 2020
Too long. Good for a laugh here and there. Not so clever when pulled together like this. And profiting off commenters. Ugh. (book was gift from a friend...)
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