The Middle-Age of Aquarius
"A relentless wit...fresh, clever...laugh-out-loud material"
"Started laughing at the first sentence. Read it twice. Second paragraph had me laughing out loud."
"...so funny, so cynical..."
"I'm still in laughter-induced respiratory distress...incredibly funny"
"As many others have said...very, very funny...intelligently written"
"...fascinating and original..."
"Humorous, cynical and witty. A great book that made me laugh."
Sorry, We Can't Use Funny
"Tightly written, with good timing and great delivery. So dry my cigarettes kept going out. Brilliant."
"This is certainly one of the best satire books I have read! Highly intelligent, very well thought through, and crafted with excellent writing skills."
"These stories bombard in a pleasant way, none of them failing."
"So funny and so clever!"
"What I love about this is not just the satire, that is as biting as it gets, but the myriad of writing styles that transcends the chapters ... splendid."
"You obviously have far too much IQ on your hands."
"Your voice is most distinctive and the humor in your writing is infectious."
"There has not been one chapter in this book that did not make me laugh out loud. Each chapter is a few minutes and I look forward to the next as I finish the one that I'm on. All have very different topics but are equally humorous. It's one of those sit-in-the-driveway-while-your-husband-goes-inside-and-you-finish-the-chapter kind of books."
"Barry, you've done it again. Brilliant."
Blush
"One of the funniest humor writers I've ever read, with a hilarious, sarcastic wit!"
"a delicious wit"
"Barry will make you laugh aloud"
"There's nothing superior, judgmental or smug here, just an author who is massively enjoying himself and the net result is entirely infectious."
"a permanent item on my shelf"
"Hilarious, percipient, and so well written it could translate just as it is to stand-up comedy of a very sophisticated kind."
"reverentially irreverent, wry, dry and very funny"
"The prose is vibrant, punchy and as razor sharp as the wit"
"Wonderful, and you can't put it down until you're finished!"
"brilliant ... a unique perspective on our everyday mundane world"
Why I Hate Straws
"Parham's delivery is so slick and his punchlines so accessible ... he has mastered the art of the humorous list and proves that he really only needs one sentence to bring you to tears with laughter."
"Why I Hate Straws is acerbic, unforgiving, caustic, satirical. It is also humorous and witty and takes no prisoners. In fact, it is a brilliant, non PC read. The author has succeeded in the almost impossible task of keeping the level of comedy consistent and of a high quality."
"This is just brilliant ... the kind of thing you want to keep close by and bring out for a good laugh."
"One of the funniest books I've read in a long time"
"I was reading Barry Parham's hilarious takes on life, love and the world we live in long before anyone else knew it was cool. So glad he's assembled this collection."
"I'm not gonna sit here and tell you how funny, great, quick, hilarious...I'm going to get back to reading it."
