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rachel_abby_reads's review against another edition
3.0
I don't know how hilarious or laugh-out-loud these stories are intended to be. Some of them felt decidedly context critical (a shared joke over someone wearing a mask to work, for example, feels like it would have been funnier if I knew the people and was present at the time).
It was interesting. I was especially interested in the evolution of the business, and how it seems they sort of fell into it, almost serendipitously. I kept wondering where all of the government road blocks to this endeavor were; they either had to be there and were glossed over, or it was an earlier time, with fewer road blocks.
I wouldn't have chosen to read this on my own, but it was an interesting read. I'm glad I'm also not the only book-club member to have chosen a book that sometimes bordered on the macabre.
It was interesting. I was especially interested in the evolution of the business, and how it seems they sort of fell into it, almost serendipitously. I kept wondering where all of the government road blocks to this endeavor were; they either had to be there and were glossed over, or it was an earlier time, with fewer road blocks.
I wouldn't have chosen to read this on my own, but it was an interesting read. I'm glad I'm also not the only book-club member to have chosen a book that sometimes bordered on the macabre.
herbalmoon's review against another edition
4.0
Informative: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - it's been quite interesting to learn how many innovations Abbott & Hast has been responsible for over the years.
Amusing: ⭐⭐⭐ - not quite as lively as [b:Over Our Dead Bodies: Undertakers Lift the Lid|18371379|Over Our Dead Bodies Undertakers Lift the Lid|Ken McKenzie|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1385353788l/18371379._SX50_.jpg|25981469] (and its prequel), but PMS has some funny moments.
Gross: ⭐⭐⭐½ - while OODB was careful to leave the ooey-gooeys "off camera" (much in the way of Hitchcock), PMS pulls no punches, resulting in an occasional, "Ooo! (*cringe*) Did you have to tell me that?"
Final Score: 3.83 stars, rounded up to four for Goodreads's system.
Amusing: ⭐⭐⭐ - not quite as lively as [b:Over Our Dead Bodies: Undertakers Lift the Lid|18371379|Over Our Dead Bodies Undertakers Lift the Lid|Ken McKenzie|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1385353788l/18371379._SX50_.jpg|25981469] (and its prequel), but PMS has some funny moments.
Gross: ⭐⭐⭐½ - while OODB was careful to leave the ooey-gooeys "off camera" (much in the way of Hitchcock), PMS pulls no punches, resulting in an occasional, "Ooo! (*cringe*) Did you have to tell me that?"
Final Score: 3.83 stars, rounded up to four for Goodreads's system.
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