Three Men in a Boat Audiobook

" my romance is Jerome Klapka's Three Men in a Boat! "

" Good. Quite funny. Reminds me a bit of HG Wells' "The Wheels of Chance". "

" The funniest book ever written! "

" This is about a person who, along with two of his friends and his dog decide that they are too sick to work in the city and undertake a boat journey up the Thames. It is quite hilarious in most parts while the description gets quite a bit wordy and lengthy sometimes. I would recommend it to all very highly and put it on the read list of every English reading person above the age of, say, 13. "

" I love this - and reading it again, I was struck by how good he is at punctuation, which makes sense: timing is the essence of comedy, and punctuation is how you time your writing. "

" I read this book while reading Connie Willis' To Say Nothing of the Dog since her book was heavily influenced by this one. While it helped me understand Willis' book better, Three Men in a Boat is great all by itself. I was laughing out loud repeatedly. I love the writing style and sense of humor and could see myself reading this again when I need a good laugh. "

" This is a difficult book to describe. Jerome started out to write a travelogue, and it morphed into a fiction novel about a humorous river journey. There are the historical bits that reflect the original purpose of the book, the hilarious river hijinks, some random side stories, and even a sad and moving segment about a woman who threw herself into the river in despair and died because of the cruelty of her "friends" and family. "

" This was really humorous and light but clever as well. I am afraid that things like this don't get published anymore. "

" After starting off brilliantly, the book began to lose steam about 100 pages in. I don't know if it needed to be so long, even though it wasn't a long book, 169 pages. However, it was an enjoyable read and glad that I finally broke down and read it. "

" This is a very funny book. The humor reminds me of Bridget Jones Diary. There is no mystery or romance, it is the observations and stories of 3 men while boating on the Thames. Besides the humour, what I found interesting is the fact that while this book was written over 100 years ago, not much has changed in human nature and society. It is a quick and fun read. "

" This is a very humorous book, originally published in 1889, about rowing on the Thames. It was a nice light read for summer. "

" Such delightful humour. I will never not love this book. "

" Very funny. Hard to believe it was first published in 1889. Similar to P.G. Wodehouse. "

" Not really my cup of tea, I had a hard time getting through it. The scattered train of thought/format made me feel scattered. It did make me chuckle a few times. Looking forward to what the book club has to say about it next week. "

" Really a treasure to read and the humor is timeless. "

" Fairly funny and light travelogue sketch. "

" Someone once asked me what one book I would want, if I were shipwrecked on a desert island with only one book, and this was my choice. It ranges from sheer poetry to sheer lunacy, with a bit of history thrown in. It can't be described, but boat traffic on the Thames increased drastically after its publication, and it's been referenced by everyone from Peter Lovesey (the Sergeant Cribb Victorian mystery SWING, SWING TOGETHER) to Robert Heinlein (HAVE SPACE SUIT--WILL TRAVEL) and Connie Willis (TO SAY NOTHING OF THE DOG). "

" Published in 1889, over a century old, was famed for its comical writing. Reading it, trying to imagine myself during this time and watching these three friends on their escapades on the Thames River over a two week period. I just couldn't get into it and didn't find anything humourous or comical about it. Guess it doesn't translate well to the 21st century. Though a few times, ended up reading the inside of my eyelids. Great if you need some zzzz. "

" I read this after Connie WIllis's "To Say Nothing of the Dog" which in many ways is a homage to "Three Men in A Boat." The Victorian roots of Beyond the Frings, MOnty Python, et al. The humorous bits are truly wonderful, the Victorian embellishments are interesting period pieces. "

" I saw that this book would give me a flavor of Britain, so I picked it up. I didn't expect it to be laugh out loud funny, but that's what it is in parts. I enjoyed reading about the English countryside, as seen from the Thames. "

" Quite simply one of the most delightful books I have ever read. As a result I too wish to take a journey up the river camping out on fine evenings and staying a local inns when the weather is inclement. "

" I don't like comedy books and this 'classic' was no exception. However I can recommend Jerome K. Jerome's non-fiction; notably 'On the Art of Making Up One's Mind'. "

" Very funny in parts. Very English, so a lot of the content can be meaningless if you don't know a lot about English history. "

" The comic set pieces in this book are unbeatable. Harris in the Hampton Court maze, the cheeses and Uncle Podger hanging the picture - sheer, unadulterated brilliance that makes me go all wheezy and gulpy with laughter, no matter how many times I read them. "

" Once you've read one chapter you don't need to read any more. Same joke all the way through. "

" concentrated hilarity- just add reader "

" The humour is as fresh today as when it was written over 120 years ago and it remains one of the funniest books I've read. "

" Hilarious, in that particular turn-of-the-century British way I love so much. "

" I've been meaning to read this since seeing it mentioned as an inspiration in To Say Nothing of the Dog. Happened to run across a Wikipedia entry that mentioned it and grabbed it from the library. It's amusing. Full of clever anecdotes and observations. "

" I was a bit disappointed towards the end. It started out very well, but it didn't really get any better, and in parts it was dull (wanted to use this word). "

" I am not sure how many times I have read this, but I still laugh at the same bits I laughed at first time I read it. "

" Un libro godibilissimo, i personaggi sono uno spasso e si respira l'aria della campagna inglese di un tempo. Dopo averlo letto ogni volta che avrete voglia di oziare non potranno non venirvi in mente i 3 personaggi (per non parlar del cane...) che popolano le sue pagine. "

" I don't like comedy books and this 'classic' was no exception. However I can recommend Jerome K. Jerome's non-fiction; notably 'On the Art of Making Up One's Mind'. "

" Read it 3 or 4 times, back in junior high school and in high school, and loved it. Will probably read it in English as well, rather than in Romanian translation, sometime in the future. Recommended. "

" Just started this book, but so far it is fantastic. It is a comical account of an adventure down the river. "

" This book was charming and offered an entertaining glimpse into life and leisure in the 1800's. "

" Not sure why this has gotten popular right now. Agree that it is humorous. Read this for book club for January 2012 meeting. "

" Just good honest humour, and though it may be from a bygone age it's still easily capable of raising a belly laugh today. Uncle Podger reminds me of my husband; the account of him hanging a picture on the wall had me in stitches. "

" Yup, Hugh Laurie was the right choice to read it "

" Funny... very funny. Whittier than P.G.Wodehouse dare I say? "

" Everyone should read at least bits of this book at sometime in their life. Perfect turn of the century British humor dished out wittily by three gentlemanly stinkers. "

" At times funny. A bit of a one-trick pony. "

" Wickedly witty; a drowsy, charming and thoroughly amusing tale. Packed with mirth and hilarious without being cheesy (excepting, of course, the cheese). "

" if i could give this 1.5 million stars i would. i would even settle for 6 stars. "

" A friend advised me not to bother with this and I should have listened. I made it to chapter 5 and then gave up. This book isn't funny enough to get away with being so pointless. "

" English humor at its most English. I had no problem finishing it but it definitely was not one of those 'can't wait to get home and start reading' books. "

" Very funny in places, but goes off on tangents that can go on for pages. Book is quite old and style is certainly different than modern authors "

" After years of rereading To Say Nothing of the Dog, it's about damn time I read this. "

" Funny, but it got a bit tedious after a while. Didn't finish it. "

" Hilarious pitch, countered by an excess of boating mishap tales. Free Montmorency! "

" This book has some of the funniest writing I've ever encountered in literature. Jerome may have been writing in the early 19th century, but his sense of humor is right up there with P. G. Wodehouse, James Thurber and Dave Barry. "

" Hilarious!! I adored the sense of humor and the philosophy of this book. "

" A Victorian book about a boat trip made by three young men and their dog on the Themes River in England--very funny!! Lots of interesting history and geography and typical British humor. "

" Very funny but not quite a funny as I was led to believe. Dated which may be good. "

" This started out very funny, but after about 150 pages, I couldn't take any more. I ended up reading only about half of the book. "

" This is a very humorous book, originally published in 1889, about rowing on the Thames. It was a nice light read for summer. "

" The most hilarious book I have ever read. Is there a funnier book out there to beat it? Let me know. "

" Enjoyable ride down the Thames with three lazy and hypochondriac men... to say nothing of the dog. Wodehousean at a time when Wodehouse was still in diapers. It's nice to see the footsteps he was following in. Fun and surprisingly undated. "

" Very funny but not quite a funny as I was led to believe. Dated which may be good. "

" every reader/writer must read this timeless humorous tale! "

" A readable account of the antics of three men sailing up the Thames....but what was humorous more than a century ago isn't necessarily funny today. "

" Three idiots and a retarded dog go on a boat ride. What could possibly go wrong? "

" Iw was funny and for a fan of humorous writing a good read. "

" Iw was funny and for a fan of humorous writing a good read. "

" Iw was funny and for a fan of humorous writing a good read. "

" One of the funniest things I have ever read. "

" One of the funniest things I have ever read. "

" One of the funniest things I have ever read. "

" I didn't like this book. It seemed like the author was trying too hard to be funny. It was really boring. "

" I didn't like this book. It seemed like the author was trying too hard to be funny. It was really boring. "

" I didn't like this book. It seemed like the author was trying too hard to be funny. It was really boring. "

" Funny in that lovely understated late-Victorian way. Which is to say not really laugh-out-loud funny, but pleasantly amusing at times. "

" Funny in that lovely understated late-Victorian way. Which is to say not really laugh-out-loud funny, but pleasantly amusing at times. "

" Funny in that lovely understated late-Victorian way. Which is to say not really laugh-out-loud funny, but pleasantly amusing at times. "