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Deliriously Happy: and Other Bad Thoughts Paperback – November 8, 2011

by Larry Doyle (Author)
3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
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“No matter the subject, Doyle can be trenchant, funny, esoteric, and unpredictable.”
 —Publishers Weekly

A former writer for The Simpsons and winner of the James Thurber Prize for American Humor, Larry Doyle redefined end-of-school-life angst with his novel I Love You, Beth Cooper and put the alien back in alienation with Go, Mutants! And now he’s Deliriously Happy, bringing readers a compilation of truly hilarious short pieces including favorites from The New Yorker and Esquire as well as all-new, never before published comic gems. Dave Barry did it.  So did Simon Rich, Woody Allen, and Ian Frazier. Now Larry Doyle’s making his mark with an uproarious collection of side-splitting observances about everything from birth to death and beyond. Anyone who loves to laugh will be Deliriously Happy.

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  2. Language
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  3. Publisher
    Ecco
  4. Publication date
    November 8, 2011
  5. Dimensions
    0.74 x 5.34 x 8.02 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0061966835
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0061966835
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Editorial Reviews

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“Larry Doyle’s nervy, off-the-wall, often naughty, always hilarious essays will make you Deliriously Happy.” — Vanity Fair

“Dark, funny, strange, funny, angst, funny. Sometimes we felt bad for laughing. But we did it anyway.” — Huffington Post, 11 Books You Need to Know About

“Delightful ― letter-perfect literature parodies, absurd tabloid-rag quizzes, and a slew of other unlikely stylistic landings stuck.” — Flavorpill

“Doyle’s third book, Deliriously Happy...collects Doyle’s humorous essays from The New Yorker, National Lampoon, Esquire, and elsewhere. His scenarios often feature characters who are in fact deliriously―or delusionally―happy.” — The Onion A.V. Club

“A dizzyingly diverse and consistently hilarious body of short humor pieces originally published in a variety of publications, making a case for the former Simpsons scribe as one of the premier practitioners of the form....An unpredictable, unfailingly intelligent demonstration of a unique wit given free reign.” — Kirkus Reviews

“No matter the subject, Doyle can be trenchant, funny, esoteric, and unpredictable.” — Publishers Weekly

From the Back Cover

Do you like dogs? Babies? Baby dogs? Have you ever eaten ice cream or had love troubles? Wish there were dirty parts in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this is the book for you.

It’s all here: This impressively consecutive collection of funny writing by Larry Doyle, the winner of the 2008 Thurber Prize for American Humor, a former writer for The Simpsons, and the author of I Love You, Beth Cooper, brings together an astonishing range of subjects under the umbrella of hilarious—an umbrella that is your free gift if you order right now.

Too late. But you can still take home this enormously entertaining read, featuring writing from the New Yorker, Esquire, and National Lampoon, along with never-before-seen pieces only available in this exclusive offer. Here’s what other happy customers had to say:

“[Doyle] is, as his credits suggest, wickedly funny.” —New York Times Book Review

“If Earth ever needs an Interplanetary Humor Ambassador, Larry Doyle’s the guy.”—Washington Post

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ecco (November 8, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0061966835
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0061966835
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.74 x 5.34 x 8.02 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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Larry Doyle

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His first novel, I Love You, Beth Cooper, won the 2008 Thurber Prize for American Humor.

His second novel, Go, Mutants!, was named one of the best novels of 2010 by the Washington Post.

Deliriously Happy, a 2011 collection of humor pieces from the New Yorker and elsewhere, didn't win any awards but some people liked it.

Larry Doyle was a writer and producer of The Simpsons for four years; he wrote the films Duplex, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, and I Love You, Beth Cooper. He also wrote a bunch of Beavis and Buttheads, a couple Rugrats and Daria.

He was an editor at the National Lampoon, SPY, and New York, and wrote for Esquire, Rolling Stone, Time and other magazines, which were things made out of paper.

Further mostly accurate information can be found at larrydoyle.com.

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Joe Kellen Jester
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2014
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If you are a fan of Fierce Pajamas, Disquiet Please, any New Yorker humorists, or just humor in general, you will love this book. This is the kind of book you can't read when others are sleeping. Many laughs, snorts, and various vigorous exhalations through the nose. Love it and have recommended to many.
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Mark Wukas
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2011
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Larry Doyle has been making me laugh for 34 years. This book is filled with sad, droll and biting humor; its best pieces will leave readers wondering whether to laugh or cry, which is the mark of comedic genius.
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M. Ullman
1.0 out of 5 stars So bad....
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2013
I am thankful I got this book from the library and didn't waste money on it. So unfunny. I kept reading in disbelief, thinking it would get better, but no. Finally gave up in disgust. I kept wondering who could possibly find any of it funny.
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Jeffery M Siperly
1.0 out of 5 stars I really liked I Love You, Beth Cooper, soooo...
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2012
'273 pages. I gave it 50 pages last night and even that was 49 1/2 pages too many. Didn't laugh externally/internally once. Figured that was a sign to cut my losses.
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blackforest
1.0 out of 5 stars trash do not waste your time and money
Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2012
I loved the duplex movie but this one is not good at all. No idea what happened to him to come out with this one.
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