Mark Cohen (7)
Author of Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman
For other authors named Mark Cohen, see the disambiguation page.
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Works by Mark Cohen
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- Gender
- male
- Places of residence
- San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- California, USA
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Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman (Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life) by Mark Cohen
I'm a big fan of Allan Sherman, but not so much of this book. While I appreciate the obvious breadth and depth of research, and even the author's often insightful analysis of Sherman's work, the narrative got bogged down in irrelevant details (I don't need everyone's address and the name of every uncle, aunt, and cousin) and repetitiveness.
On the positive side, when the book covers the comedian's work and Business dealings, this reader learned things he wanted to know (I had no idea Sherman show more was instrumental in Bill Cosby's career). I just longed for more of this sort of thing. show less
On the positive side, when the book covers the comedian's work and Business dealings, this reader learned things he wanted to know (I had no idea Sherman show more was instrumental in Bill Cosby's career). I just longed for more of this sort of thing. show less
Statistics
- Works
- 2
- Members
- 37
- Popularity
- #390,571
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 85
- Languages
- 6
