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Title: Truly Humorous!
Review: Writing a humorous novel is no easy task. When comedy is written for a performer, the writer can rely on the comic to provide the proper delivery with flawless timing which will enhance the humor of the written piece.Not so with a novel. The writer must BE FUNNY in the two-dimensional pages of a book, without any performing aids. Most humorists concentrate on skits or slices of characters, puns, jokes, etc. Until the "Off-Islanders" I had never read a truly funny novel, one that made me laugh out loud like a fool, as I passed the pages.I saw the movie based on the novel -- after I read the book. The film was fine, but the novel, even on re-reading, was funnier. Of course,it helps to enjoy its humor when you have lived among the people depicted, as an off-islander yourself.It is a jewel. Highly recommended. Specially the outrageous scene at the dump! Glorious!
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