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4.5 stars As much as I enjoy quirky satire, few books have consistently made me laugh--and think--like Will Ferguson's 2001 unexpected (albeit a wee bit dated) delight Happiness(TM) , a book that hilariously yet poignantly eviscerates Americans' consumerist bent and the pursuit of happiness at any cos Leggi tutto

I bought this book on a whim. It was hardback, categorized under "Psychology" and it had its price dropped from $24 to 9 leva (which is about $4.50) I liked its name and cover so I took it. Later on, I remembered the last time I did that: I was unpleasantly surprised by a chick-lit with no literary

Çınar Yayınları'ndan çıkan "Mutluluk" Will Ferguson'un yazdığı "müthiş" bir roman. Kıymetli dostum ve editörüm Yankı Enki'nin önerisi ile listeme almıştım. Kolay okunan, alaycı, dengeli, esprili metin beni sararken bir taraftan da "acaba hep bu dinginlikte mi ilerleyecek?" diye sordurdu. Ancak final Leggi tutto

Hate overly buzzed-out-on-bliss New Agers constantly trying to choke you with Depak Chopra and Conversations with God ? Tired of colon clensings, mediums, crystal chakra aligning, "only thing positive", doped out on wheat-grass leisure class America? Me too. Read this book. It's hilarious, it's realist Leggi tutto

Will Ferguson offers us a surreal comedy where a miraculous manual promises joy to anyone who reads it. The pursuit of happiness is a thriving market that lives and thrives in the opposite of what it promises, fueling people's unhappiness by creating false needs. In a publishing house, a manual arri Leggi tutto

Forget the problem of evil. The problem of goodness gets all the attention lately. Nick Hornby took a stab with " How To Be Good ," a comic novel just out in paperback that shows the destruction of an average family when Dad devotes his life to charity. Carol Shields's recent " Unless " pursues essentia Leggi tutto

Crazy, stupid, funny book. I hella enjoyed Ferguson's sarcastic sense of humor and ridiculous story. A commentary on our plastic culture and crappy books. There was a portion of the book that lost a little steam so I couldn't give it 5 starts but besides that it was a great read. I'd love to burn on Leggi tutto

Rec. by: That insouciant little ™ Rec. for: The dissatisfied Will Ferguson 's novel Happiness™ is a smooth and savage satire, a humorous dystopia, a fin de siècle Brave New World filled with trenchant observations about self-help gurus, the world of publishing, Baby Boomers and Gen-Xers, and the whole Leggi tutto

Esto es una mezcla de un planteamiento muy original del apocalipsis y un refrito de comedia americana, groserias y chistes boomer. Y es una pena, porque de verdad que la trama cruda está muy muy interesante. También, aún no entiendo por qué este libro se empeña tanto en una guerra intergeneracional, Leggi tutto