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The World According To Cunk: An Illustrated History of All World Events Ever by Philomena Cunk
katecantread's review against another edition
funny
relaxing
fast-paced
3.5
Quick and easy book to throw between dark & heavy ones
pantswithpockets's review against another edition
Just reading so I had something to do at the bar. Might listen to the audio book tho
msriversong's review against another edition
4.0
Don't read this book if you don't already have any kind of knowledge of world history. You will be so confused, as this is a comedy book, not a history book. Not to say that you need to have a college level understanding or anything, but enough to recognize names that are misspelled for comedic effect (for example, George Ohwell, instead of George Orwell). The fact that she didn't start with the correct spelling and then changed it to an incorrect one is one of the reasons I am giving it a four star instead of a five. I totally understand why she was using the wrong names, having seen her stuff before, but still.
The book is so funny, loved it so much. If you aren't sure if this is something you would like, look up some of the author's videos on Tiktok or YouTube. She is so funny. When I saw she had written this book, I knew I wanted to read it.
Thanks so much to NetGalley for the free kindle book. My opinions are my own and are freely given.
The book is so funny, loved it so much. If you aren't sure if this is something you would like, look up some of the author's videos on Tiktok or YouTube. She is so funny. When I saw she had written this book, I knew I wanted to read it.
Thanks so much to NetGalley for the free kindle book. My opinions are my own and are freely given.
marcird's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.0
A truly delightful waste of time. Laughed out loud many times.
page_appropriate's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
Thank you Grand Central Publishing for my free copy. My thoughts are my own.
This was laugh-out-loud hilarious! It's more or less a brief history of the world...in 244 pages. I wish I had had this book in high school--I feel like world history class could learn a thing or two about how to engage people in potentially dry subjects. Even the index made me laugh, which I think is a first for me. Her know-it-all-yet-simultaneously-utterly-uninformed-while-somehow-being-spot-on voice is unique and precious and I need more. Now to go watch her Netflix and TikTok content to see what else I've been missing...