New Teeth: Stories
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- Author：Simon Rich
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Summary
Simon Rich， "one of the funniest writers in America，" （NPR）， is back with a new collection of stories anchored by the heartwarming and hilarious tale of a true American screwball: Babe Ruth。 Rich is known for his ability to wring humor and levity from American tragedy--the plight of Paul Revere's horse， a child's tragic misunderstanding--and his writing makes the most of a uniquely American desire for humor that doesn't sear， but gently warms its subjects。
His newest collection shows Rich's brand of humor-with-heart to its best affect， lambasting great screw-ups from history and beyond。 From the story of three rats trying to make it in the big city to a tale of an improbable ne'er-do-well who takes "gallows humor" a bit literally， Screwball is a comedic tour de force by one of our greatest living humorists。
Reviews
Susan Walker
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This book is sweet and funny and a delight to read。
Cydni
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Lovely shot stories， disappointingly short collectionI wanted more stories and absurdities。 Kids are weird and I just wanted more about how weird it is to parent them。
Dan Burt
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4。3 stars。
Rena
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Often clever。
Jim
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If you have Simon Rich before you know what's here。 Amusing stories， some better than others， but overall very good。 If you have Simon Rich before you know what's here。 Amusing stories， some better than others， but overall very good。 。。。more
Karen A。 Haunert
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Read this immediately。 It's twisted， snarky， thoroughly original， often hilarious， and very hard to describe。 It's a collection of short stories about everything from a mutant gorilla demoted from saving the city to a desk job to a three-year-old detective。 There's a story told from the point of view of a Laser Disc player and another told by Babe Ruth about his start in baseball。 They are all great， weird fun and should be read by everyone who's comfortable in a world that's a little off-kilter Read this immediately。 It's twisted， snarky， thoroughly original， often hilarious， and very hard to describe。 It's a collection of short stories about everything from a mutant gorilla demoted from saving the city to a desk job to a three-year-old detective。 There's a story told from the point of view of a Laser Disc player and another told by Babe Ruth about his start in baseball。 They are all great， weird fun and should be read by everyone who's comfortable in a world that's a little off-kilter。 。。。more
Ben
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Another generous helping of Rich's comedic talents。 No other author elicits a higher ratio of jokes to laugh-out-loud moments for me。 Another generous helping of Rich's comedic talents。 No other author elicits a higher ratio of jokes to laugh-out-loud moments for me。 。。。more
Susan Tunis
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I am aware that Simon Rich has had two daughters under the age of five sharing quarantine with him and his wife。 And even if I didn't know this， after reading his latest story collection， I would certainly suspect it！Simon Rich has always been， and will hopefully always be， hilarious。 Perhaps most telling of his current circumstances is the story "Beauty and the Beast，" in which a screenwriter is literally cursed by his small daughter to endlessly play Beauty and the Beast with her。 I was laughi I am aware that Simon Rich has had two daughters under the age of five sharing quarantine with him and his wife。 And even if I didn't know this， after reading his latest story collection， I would certainly suspect it！Simon Rich has always been， and will hopefully always be， hilarious。 Perhaps most telling of his current circumstances is the story "Beauty and the Beast，" in which a screenwriter is literally cursed by his small daughter to endlessly play Beauty and the Beast with her。 I was laughing out loud in the back of an Uber。That dad is not the only one being ordered around by tiny girl children。 Opening story "Learning the Ropes" is another standout， and a must-read for National Talk Like a Pirate Day。 The pacifier on the collection's cover is the first clue of one of the major themes。 The closing story "Everyday Parenting Tips" is another。 Despite these and others， there are actually plenty of stories dealing with the world of adults and， uh， giant anthropomorphized apes。Rich's humor is absurdist and not even a little subtle。 He makes me laugh like a loon and stands up fantastically to repeat readings。 No matter what's going on in the world--and these days it's a lot--I always feel better after reading him。 I want to say， "Write faster！" But there's no question that he's worth waiting for。 。。。more
Sarah
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6/10
Sharen
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I have enjoyed Simon Rich's work in the past but this is my first time with his writing in audio book format and I was not disappointed。 The short stories by Rich were excellent。 The stories are all unique and all enjoyably good work; I would have happily listened for several more hours。 Rich is able to look at the world through a very unique lens causing for clever and funny writing。 Whether it be about a toddler investigating his sister's missing toy or the retirement of a city super hero stru I have enjoyed Simon Rich's work in the past but this is my first time with his writing in audio book format and I was not disappointed。 The short stories by Rich were excellent。 The stories are all unique and all enjoyably good work; I would have happily listened for several more hours。 Rich is able to look at the world through a very unique lens causing for clever and funny writing。 Whether it be about a toddler investigating his sister's missing toy or the retirement of a city super hero struggling with finding meaning， Rich described situations in a way that makes him the master。 With each new story I would find myself wondering why no one else thought to tell a story from this viewpoint or character mind-set！ 'It's in the sky。 You get in an airplane， you watch cartoons and you wake up in her house and there's a turkey。' （in response to the question: Where's Florida？）'Gaga was elusive。 Sometimes she was lying in the recliner， sometimes she was small inside a phone。''It's the car's bedroom where it sleeps and there's a big door that goes up and down and it's a monster。' （in response to what is the garage？）Fred Berman narrates the book。 He does an excellent job of conveying humour and character differences。 I actually thought there might have been additional narrators in places based on how well Berman changed his voice。 Berman's reading speed was good， （I often find narrators read too slowly） and he brought the stories to life。 Special thanks to Hachette Audio for an early release copy of this audio book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
R。L。 Bailey
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Rich has grown up （for better or worse）。 There's a lot of parenting/children stories in this one and less weirdness。 It's enjoyable， but I'd recommend checking out his earlier works first。 Rich has grown up （for better or worse）。 There's a lot of parenting/children stories in this one and less weirdness。 It's enjoyable， but I'd recommend checking out his earlier works first。 。。。more
Amanda
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Thank you #Netgalley！So many funny short essays！ Some are really off the wall， and some had me guessing at times。 A very unique writing style that I did not expect to enjoy so much。 I enjoyed being able to read each story and decide if I wanted to move on to the next。 It made it feel easy to read that you accomplished something after each story。 If you are looking for a simple fun read， this is your book。
M Moore
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What a fun， quick listen！ I'm not usually a fan of short stories but these were funny， sweet， and endearing。 I highly recommend the audio version because the characters are performed SO well - especially the pirates！ If you're looking for a palate cleanser between books or a fun listen on a road trip， this is a perfect pick。 Very entertaining but some deeper themes about parenting and relationships than you'd expect from such quick narratives。 Thanks to Netgalley and Hachette Audio for this Adva What a fun， quick listen！ I'm not usually a fan of short stories but these were funny， sweet， and endearing。 I highly recommend the audio version because the characters are performed SO well - especially the pirates！ If you're looking for a palate cleanser between books or a fun listen on a road trip， this is a perfect pick。 Very entertaining but some deeper themes about parenting and relationships than you'd expect from such quick narratives。 Thanks to Netgalley and Hachette Audio for this Advanced Listening Copy in exchange for my honest review。My reviews can also be viewed at www。instagram。com/justonemoorebook。 。。。more
Allison
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Reading and critiquing story collections is different from reading longer works of fiction。 The reader has to decide how much to read at one sitting。 If you go directly from one story to the next， are you doing the individual stories a disservice？ It is a real compliment after reading a novel to say， “ I couldn’t put it down，” but maybe that is the wrong approach with a story collection。 Then there is the question of how to evaluate the whole work when you felt the quality of the individual stor Reading and critiquing story collections is different from reading longer works of fiction。 The reader has to decide how much to read at one sitting。 If you go directly from one story to the next， are you doing the individual stories a disservice？ It is a real compliment after reading a novel to say， “ I couldn’t put it down，” but maybe that is the wrong approach with a story collection。 Then there is the question of how to evaluate the whole work when you felt the quality of the individual stories was uneven。 You might say， when reading a novel， “Well， it got boring in the middle but then it picked up again。” With stories， each one gets its own rating， for good or ill。 Certainly the editor for a story collection requires a real talent for arranging the individual stories in the right order。So how would I judge New Teeth？ I came to this collection after reading excerpts of one story， The Big Nap， in The New Yorker。 This take off on the old pulp detective stories of the 40’s starred a toddler and his baby sister。。 it was pitch perfect the whole way。 It should have led in the book。 Unfortunately， the story placed first in the collection， Learning the Ropes， was rather tiresome and would have lost me if I hadn’t already read The Big Nap。 So I pressed on。 No question， Mr。 Rich writes funny stuff。 Unfortunately， in this collection he seemed to be a one trick pony。 The narrator， whether it be Babe Ruth or a robot， describes a situation which he totally misunderstands while the reader laughs at the stupidity or naïveté of the narrator。 Any one of those stories would be a delight。 The problem was reading so many variations on a theme。 As one contributor in a humor collection or magazine， Simon Rich is a star， but I just don’t want to make a whole meal of his offerings。 Maybe I have answered my earlier question。 Read one story， put the book aside and come back weeks later。 。。。more
Webgirl
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Format: audiobookAuthor: Simon Rich ~ Title: New Teeth: Stories ~ Narrator: Fred BermanContent: 4 stars ~ Narration: 5 starsComplete audiobook reviewNew Teeth is a collection of 11 great short stories。 Not all of them are equally good， though。 They are very entertaining， but some stories are outstanding。 My favorite one is “Learning the Ropes”， which is about two pirates: Black Bones， Rotten Pete， and a little girl。 The narrator was excellent; he narrated each story differently， each in its own Format: audiobookAuthor: Simon Rich ~ Title: New Teeth: Stories ~ Narrator: Fred BermanContent: 4 stars ~ Narration: 5 starsComplete audiobook reviewNew Teeth is a collection of 11 great short stories。 Not all of them are equally good， though。 They are very entertaining， but some stories are outstanding。 My favorite one is “Learning the Ropes”， which is about two pirates: Black Bones， Rotten Pete， and a little girl。 The narrator was excellent; he narrated each story differently， each in its own unique style。 If you are searching for a book that will make you laugh， I would recommend you to read this book， or even better to listen to an audiobook。Thanks to the publisher Little， Brown & Company for the ARC and the opportunity to listen to this！ All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Jennifer Holloway Jones
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This was such an amazing tongue in cheek series of stories that kept me captivated and laughing the entire time。 I did not want this to be over。 I have not been this amused in quite some time。 The sheer originality and the span of the different stories was nothing short of impressive。 I want more from this author immediately and love the casual， witty prose from beginning to end。 I didn't really get the last story， but overall what a gem！ Thanks for the ARC， NetGalley。 This was such an amazing tongue in cheek series of stories that kept me captivated and laughing the entire time。 I did not want this to be over。 I have not been this amused in quite some time。 The sheer originality and the span of the different stories was nothing short of impressive。 I want more from this author immediately and love the casual， witty prose from beginning to end。 I didn't really get the last story， but overall what a gem！ Thanks for the ARC， NetGalley。 。。。more
Krizia Anna
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Thank you to Simon Rich， Hatchette Audio and Net Galley for an ARC audiobook copy of "New Teeth。"This is my first time to read Simon Rich， no idea what I'm getting into。 I've read that he is a comedic writer with SNL creds。 His stories in "New Teeth" are not funny at all， some of them almost made me cry！！ As a parent， I was able to relate to the pirate story。 It would be the most memorable and emotionally relatable story for me。 The other stories are funny and I just love the absurdities in his Thank you to Simon Rich， Hatchette Audio and Net Galley for an ARC audiobook copy of "New Teeth。"This is my first time to read Simon Rich， no idea what I'm getting into。 I've read that he is a comedic writer with SNL creds。 His stories in "New Teeth" are not funny at all， some of them almost made me cry！！ As a parent， I was able to relate to the pirate story。 It would be the most memorable and emotionally relatable story for me。 The other stories are funny and I just love the absurdities in his stories。 I would definitely recommend this collection of short stories！ I truly enjoyed it！ Kudos also to the narrator！ 。。。more
Teresa
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Thank you Netgalley for this advanced audio edition of New Teeth by Simon Rich。These are a series of short stories chock full of humor， wit， irony， and sarcasm。 Each one made me laugh out loud， and smiling at the creativity of the author。 The narrator was absolutely perfect for each story， and I was very impressed with his range in accents and acting。 If the F word doesn't scare you， these would be great to listen to with a family of teens。 I loved listening to this， it was a delight for the sum Thank you Netgalley for this advanced audio edition of New Teeth by Simon Rich。These are a series of short stories chock full of humor， wit， irony， and sarcasm。 Each one made me laugh out loud， and smiling at the creativity of the author。 The narrator was absolutely perfect for each story， and I was very impressed with his range in accents and acting。 If the F word doesn't scare you， these would be great to listen to with a family of teens。 I loved listening to this， it was a delight for the summer。 。。。more
Elli Lewis
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Braces yourself for a wild ride💜 This is my first time reading - or listening to - Simon Rich and it's been transcend-dental （sorry， not sorry）。 As is the nature of a collection of stories， I liked some more than others， but almost all of them were one the "more" end of the scale。❤️️ Rich overlays familiar situations or concepts - parental advice， city budget cuts - with absurd elements， such as a mutant superhero forced into management。 The result is hilarious， the humour ranging from a smile- Braces yourself for a wild ride💜 This is my first time reading - or listening to - Simon Rich and it's been transcend-dental （sorry， not sorry）。 As is the nature of a collection of stories， I liked some more than others， but almost all of them were one the "more" end of the scale。❤️️ Rich overlays familiar situations or concepts - parental advice， city budget cuts - with absurd elements， such as a mutant superhero forced into management。 The result is hilarious， the humour ranging from a smile-raising quip to a solid snort-aloud-on-the-train punchline。 My favourite tale is the toxic workplace with the socially inept robot。 Not only are the robot's futile attempts to entertain his co-workers utterly genius， but I loved the well-observed digs at workplace culture。💛 Tooth be told （last one， I promise）， I was initially sceptical。 When I heard the first story I was put off by the pirate accent， but I moved on to the next one and am so glad I did。（view spoiler）[My heart genuinely squelch-sobbed at the mutant superhero entertaining his granddaughter at the end of his story。 （hide spoiler）]Soundbite 🎧 I cannot believe that this entire audiobook was read by one person。 Fred Berman is incredibly vocally versatile， delivering a pirate's drawl as easily as the stilted boom of a giant ape。 What's more， he delivers the funny。 Will keep an eye out for more books he narrates。Shall I compare thee to:Given Rich's SNL creds， it's unsurprising， but still delightful that this listen reminded me of a sketch show， but one with little heartwarming messages。Massive thanks to Hachette Audio， Little， Brown & Company and of course NetGalley for the audio ARC I received in return for an honest review。Find more bird’s eye audiobooks reviews at Audiobooks Nest。["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> 。。。more
Genevieve Trono
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Thank you to Little， Brown and Company， and NetGalley for the advanced copy！ Simon Rich is a new to me author， but I was quickly sold on this humorous set of short stories， focusing on parenthood。 His writing is bold and witty and the pacing of the storytelling kept me reaching for more。 I had no idea what I was getting into when I picked up "New Teeth" but I found this book totally amusing and I look forward to reading more of Rich's writing in the future。 The narration on the audiobook was per Thank you to Little， Brown and Company， and NetGalley for the advanced copy！ Simon Rich is a new to me author， but I was quickly sold on this humorous set of short stories， focusing on parenthood。 His writing is bold and witty and the pacing of the storytelling kept me reaching for more。 I had no idea what I was getting into when I picked up "New Teeth" but I found this book totally amusing and I look forward to reading more of Rich's writing in the future。 The narration on the audiobook was perfect for this content and I highly recommend it。 。。。more
Audrey
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Fatherhood has been a gift to Simon Rich。 I've read 3 of his story collections and this one was above and beyond the best。 It was laugh-out-loud （and read-out-loud， to whoever happens to be within out-loud distance） funny。 I cried with mirth multiple times and read it in one sitting （with a break in the penultimate story at like 1:30 a。m。 to read the Babe Ruth wikipedia page） when I should have absolutely put my phone down and gone to sleep。 Fatherhood has been a gift to Simon Rich。 I've read 3 of his story collections and this one was above and beyond the best。 It was laugh-out-loud （and read-out-loud， to whoever happens to be within out-loud distance） funny。 I cried with mirth multiple times and read it in one sitting （with a break in the penultimate story at like 1:30 a。m。 to read the Babe Ruth wikipedia page） when I should have absolutely put my phone down and gone to sleep。 。。。more
Cara
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Another wonderfully weird set of comedic stories from Simon Rich。 I literally laugh out loud whenever I read his stuff and New Teeth was no exception。 He has a talent for writing a story that chugs along sounding completely reasonable and normal， but then he throws in these zingers out of nowhere that make me completely lose it。 The pirate casually mentioning his late-stage syphilis， for example。 From the original description and cover I assumed these stories would be all about parenthood and ti Another wonderfully weird set of comedic stories from Simon Rich。 I literally laugh out loud whenever I read his stuff and New Teeth was no exception。 He has a talent for writing a story that chugs along sounding completely reasonable and normal， but then he throws in these zingers out of nowhere that make me completely lose it。 The pirate casually mentioning his late-stage syphilis， for example。 From the original description and cover I assumed these stories would be all about parenthood and tiny children， but not every piece featured those subjects。 That helped solidify the pacing， because with each one I had no idea what I was getting myself into but was amused the whole way through nonetheless。 This is a rare occasion where I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this to just anyone--his writing， to me anyway， is for people who “get” this type of comedy。 I do not see this as a negative， however。 Definitely talking this up to my fellow comedy nerds--those I know who are already familiar with his past work。 Thanks NetGalley and Little， Brown and Company！ 。。。more
Tory
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Well okay that was f***ing hilarious
Emily
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Many thanks to Little， Brown and Company and NetGalley for the advanced copy！Another hilarious book from Simon Rich！ New Teeth is a collection of short stories focusing on the theme of parenting。 His humor is back and bolder than ever！ If you enjoy comedic writing， pick this one up！
Kristen
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Hilarious！ I was laughing out loud from the first story， which may have been my favorite。 Even though the main characters were pirates， as a parent I found them totally relatable。I read an arc from Edelweiss。
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