many hyperboles ( )

hilarious, read start to finish in one afternoon, still prefer complete prose ( )

The choice word for the short stories of Woody Allen is 'Absurd'. But in reading this collection I did not find much to be absurd. What I found there instead was a biting attack on those absurd parts of our society that have made life in our times seem ridiculous. This collection more than Without Feathers seems grounded into our society, in order to critique it. A story like Whore of Mensa, from Without Feathers, seems like an absurdists revision. It is a fine story indeed, but less grounded in what one could consider the reality of the times. The stories in this collection seemed to function like the best of mythology, revealing inner truths about our society. These stories were, in their absurdity, far from absurd. ( )

Woody Allen feels out of step here, and seems to think his readers won't notice as long as he talks quickly and dizzyingly. ( )

Puro Woody Allen ( )