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Zero Gravity

Zero Gravity

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Summary

His first new collection of short humor in fifteen years is classic Woody Allen。
 
Zero Gravity is the fifth collection of comic pieces by Woody Allen， a hilarious prose stylist whose enduring appeal readers have savored since his classics Getting Even， Without Feathers， Side Effects， and Mere Anarchy。 This new work combines pieces that have appeared in The New Yorker along with eleven written exclusively for this book， each a comic inspiration。 Whether he’s writing about horses that paint， cars that think， the sex lives of celebrities， or how General Tso’s Chicken got its name， he is always totally original， broad yet sophisticated， acutely observant， and most important， relentlessly funny。 Along with titles like “Buffalo Wings， Woncha Come Out Tonight” and “When Your Hood Ornament Is Nietzsche，”  included in this collection is his poignant but very funny short story，  "Growing Up in Manhattan。” Daphne Merkin has written the foreword。

Zero Gravity implies writing not to be taken seriously， but， as with any true humor， not all the laughs are weightless。

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Lino ，

Una raccolta di pezzi dell'autore forse meno divertente delle opere precedenti ma che val la pena di leggere， soprattutto per il gran finale。 Una raccolta di pezzi dell'autore forse meno divertente delle opere precedenti ma che val la pena di leggere， soprattutto per il gran finale。 。。。more

Les75 ，

Che Woody Allen sia una mente fine e un colto umorista non è una novità。 Nei suoi lavori （che si tratti di cinema o di prosa） viene sempre fuori qualcosa di autobiografico， ma forse ancor più nei suoi libri che nei suoi lavori cinematografici la ridda di personaggi surreali è spesso travolgente。 Ecco， spesso， non sempre。 In questo ultimo suo lavoro， non tutti i racconti brevi sono davvero incisivi， ma arrivare fino all'ultimo， l'unico lungo， ripaga anche di alcune storielle che personalmente non Che Woody Allen sia una mente fine e un colto umorista non è una novità。 Nei suoi lavori （che si tratti di cinema o di prosa） viene sempre fuori qualcosa di autobiografico， ma forse ancor più nei suoi libri che nei suoi lavori cinematografici la ridda di personaggi surreali è spesso travolgente。 Ecco， spesso， non sempre。 In questo ultimo suo lavoro， non tutti i racconti brevi sono davvero incisivi， ma arrivare fino all'ultimo， l'unico lungo， ripaga anche di alcune storielle che personalmente non mi hanno detto molto。 "Crescere a Manhattan" è una piccola perla alleniana， che， letta con la voce narrante dell'autore， ti trasporta proprio in quello spaccato newyorkese in cui Woody non conosce rivali。 。。。more

Kit Williams ，

I often am an advocate for separating the art from thr artist。 However， because Woody Allen is a pedophile who molested his stepdaughter and then became buddy buddy with notorious child trafficker Jeffrey Epstein （and as such most likely molested several children） I refuse to do that。 I was suggested to give Woody Allen's shitty little book a try since he's apparently quite the witty person。 The person who suggested that is wrong。 Not only is Woody Allen a greasy， hunched over little goblin， he' I often am an advocate for separating the art from thr artist。 However， because Woody Allen is a pedophile who molested his stepdaughter and then became buddy buddy with notorious child trafficker Jeffrey Epstein （and as such most likely molested several children） I refuse to do that。 I was suggested to give Woody Allen's shitty little book a try since he's apparently quite the witty person。 The person who suggested that is wrong。 Not only is Woody Allen a greasy， hunched over little goblin， he's also an obnoxious bore who's comedy is more about how educated he is。 Maybe he should educate himself on what the age of consent in this country is。 。。。more

Veroncol ，

Semplicemente， vorrei vivere nella testa di Woody Allen

Matthew Wilder ，

Woody Allen’s new book of comic fiction has an unusual highlight。 A Woodyish character watches as his plane haplessly crashes in the Himalayas。 There， an aborigine hands him a cushion and recounts the sad tale of the My Pillow Guy。 He tells Woody to take the cushion to the UN and use the story to create world peace。 Woody goes to the podium， recounts the life story of Mike Liddell， and is promptly 5150’d。 （Needless to note， I guess， that this was written way before January 6， 2021。）Another stand Woody Allen’s new book of comic fiction has an unusual highlight。 A Woodyish character watches as his plane haplessly crashes in the Himalayas。 There， an aborigine hands him a cushion and recounts the sad tale of the My Pillow Guy。 He tells Woody to take the cushion to the UN and use the story to create world peace。 Woody goes to the podium， recounts the life story of Mike Liddell， and is promptly 5150’d。 （Needless to note， I guess， that this was written way before January 6， 2021。）Another standout is the finale， a sustained almost-novella in which Woody revisits all the major elements of his love story。 How it ends is ANNIE HALLish， but also， oddly， EYES WIDE SHUT-ish。 This brings up the central delight of ZERO GRAVITY。 Though Woody clearly thinks he is S。J。 Perelman， he is more Thomas Pynchon—readers of a certain age will have SLOW LEARNER vibes throughout。 That is to say that his emphasis on cartoonish ten-dollar words and silly names has the quality of opening up an alternate universe。 There is not so much a compulsive one-liner dropper here as a man in thrall to Ezra Pound’s command to make it strange—coming to a head in the tale of three Jewish “honorable men” who find themselves reincarnated in a restaurant lobster take， about to be eaten by Bernie Madoff: a reminder， as in BLUE JASMINE， that when Woody wants to speak to the moment he does so perfectly。 。。。more

Reading Rachel ，

mehI’ve read everything Woody’s written and seen all but a handful of his movies and this is just average。 Filled with literate references and so many $10 words that you’ll feel inadequate， but you will also smile a few times。

Paul Fox ，

Wonderful Woody。 This has all the wonderful hallmarks of the Woodman's earlier works and especially reminds me of his wonderful stand-up work。 Woody Allen may not be everyone's cup of tea， but for those of us who love his wonderful sarcasm， this is a real treat！ Wonderful Woody。 This has all the wonderful hallmarks of the Woodman's earlier works and especially reminds me of his wonderful stand-up work。 Woody Allen may not be everyone's cup of tea， but for those of us who love his wonderful sarcasm， this is a real treat！ 。。。more

Mike Gonzalez ，

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Antonio Di Fonso ，

Raccolta di racconti pubblicati alcuni già sulla rivista New Yorker， molti divertententissimi e comunque in tutti lo standart è sempre gradevole， le battute che fanno più repertorio sono quelle in cui la tecnica della iperbole e dell'autoironia ricorda il migliore Allen cinematografico。 "Non puoi tornare a casa， e ti spiego perché"， " Park avenue piano alto" e " Quasi Rembrandt" in cui emergono le ironie sarcastiche su un certo mondo del cinema e della cosiddetta arte contemporanea sono molto di Raccolta di racconti pubblicati alcuni già sulla rivista New Yorker， molti divertententissimi e comunque in tutti lo standart è sempre gradevole， le battute che fanno più repertorio sono quelle in cui la tecnica della iperbole e dell'autoironia ricorda il migliore Allen cinematografico。 "Non puoi tornare a casa， e ti spiego perché"， " Park avenue piano alto" e " Quasi Rembrandt" in cui emergono le ironie sarcastiche su un certo mondo del cinema e della cosiddetta arte contemporanea sono molto divertenti， da segnalare il racconto lungo " Crescere a Manhattan"， un paradigma newyorkese del cinema， della musica， dei locali， dei personaggi che sembrano quelli visti in tanti film dell' autore。 Con un finale a sorpresa e spiazzante。 。。。more

Peter Landau ，

Without Feathers and Getting Even were books I lived growing up。 They led me to Perelman， Benchley， Schulman and Thurber。 I don’t know if his work got tired or if I’m tired of it。 There are still a few laughs， though。

Ron ，

If you enjoy the humor pieces found in The New Yorker， you are a perfect candidate for reading Woody Allen's Zero Gravity！ There are 18 short stories and one longer novella in the 191 pages。 The stories cover everything from a horse who paints， a self-aware car （one of my favorite pieces）， the back story for the name of General Tso's Chicken， medical mishaps， and the strange happenings of city life。 This title is perfect for leaving around where a person could pick it up and reading one or two t If you enjoy the humor pieces found in The New Yorker， you are a perfect candidate for reading Woody Allen's Zero Gravity！ There are 18 short stories and one longer novella in the 191 pages。 The stories cover everything from a horse who paints， a self-aware car （one of my favorite pieces）， the back story for the name of General Tso's Chicken， medical mishaps， and the strange happenings of city life。 This title is perfect for leaving around where a person could pick it up and reading one or two tales to pass the time。 I appreciate Skyhorse Publishing for providing me a copy of this title。 。。。more

Scott ，

I bid you read this。 Tis a burst of fun， a walk in the park。 A lark。

Jay ，

Allen provides us with 19 stories。 18 of these are “of a type” that use wild， descriptive character names and focus on wordplay， and are all around ten pages， give or take。 These also are full of not-so-subtle references to the kinds of information covered in 300 level or higher liberal arts courses in college， as well as recent issues of People magazine。 Hopefully you’ve been paying attention。 The final story is quite a bit longer， has characters with normal， forgettable names， and feels a bit Allen provides us with 19 stories。 18 of these are “of a type” that use wild， descriptive character names and focus on wordplay， and are all around ten pages， give or take。 These also are full of not-so-subtle references to the kinds of information covered in 300 level or higher liberal arts courses in college， as well as recent issues of People magazine。 Hopefully you’ve been paying attention。 The final story is quite a bit longer， has characters with normal， forgettable names， and feels a bit lower key， less manic。 I found this the best of the bunch。 With the shorter stories Allen is showing us his cleverness。 In the final story， “Growing Up in Manhattan”， he’s showing us his storytelling ability， and I find that was the most memorable story in the collection。 Overall， I found a little goes a long way。 If I ran across one of these shorter stories， say in a magazine with a variety of other stories and types of writing， I’d like it quite a bit。 But reading a book’s worth in a row became more of a chore the farther you went。 I won this book in some internet contest， but that didn't impact my review。 。。。more

R。 ，

Oh。 Okay。 I get it: Gravity rainbow。 Huh。

Bakis ，

A parte qualche sporadico guizzo di comicità， siamo ben lontani dal genio di “Saperla Lunga”， “Citarsi Addosso” ed “Effetti Collaterali”。

Robert ，

There's much to like in this collection， Allen's first in fifteen years。 Allen's ear for dialogue and eye for the absurd have not diminished in these 19 pieces， more than half of them never seen before。 As in much of his previous work， Allen is channeling the voice （and exhaustive vocabulary） of S。 J Perelman; the sole exception， and the book's longest piece， is "Growing Up in Manhattan"， a wistful （and autobiographical） story about a young man who learns that you can achieve a dream and still b There's much to like in this collection， Allen's first in fifteen years。 Allen's ear for dialogue and eye for the absurd have not diminished in these 19 pieces， more than half of them never seen before。 As in much of his previous work， Allen is channeling the voice （and exhaustive vocabulary） of S。 J Perelman; the sole exception， and the book's longest piece， is "Growing Up in Manhattan"， a wistful （and autobiographical） story about a young man who learns that you can achieve a dream and still be unsatisfied。 。。。more

Brenda Meyer ，

Very funny stories from Allen， some of them using characters from the classics， this worship autor， as usual for Allen， for more info of the book I suggest to watch Alec Baldwin’s interview on IG to Allen。 Masterpiece！！！

Jen Pennington ，

Classic Woody Allen。 Both nostalgic and outdated in its misogyny which made me sad。 Still， loved Growing Up In Manhattan， and between his exceptional writing and all the words I needed to look up， it's a 4。 Classic Woody Allen。 Both nostalgic and outdated in its misogyny which made me sad。 Still， loved Growing Up In Manhattan， and between his exceptional writing and all the words I needed to look up， it's a 4。 。。。more

Sara Goldenberg ，

Very well-written and fun！

Gary ，

Hilarious and goofy。 Fun！ Love Woody！

Peter Schutz ，

“Finally， we were led into the chamber of the High Priest， who bid us welcome。 We bid him good tidings。 He bid us sit down。 We bid him speak。 Soon there was a bidding war， and somehow， we outbid him and wound up with a walnut armoire， which we got at a steal。”riotous; a masterpiece。

Alexa ，

Shame on this publisher for giving this man a platform。

Francesca Pallavicini ，

“Avanti un’altra” se fosse stato scritto oggi e non nel 2010， avrebbe generato uno scandalo che nemmeno Tristan che tradisce Khloe （incinta） con la bff di Kylie。Poi come in ogni libro di La Nave di Teseo c’è un errore a pagina， mado

Francesca ，

Lettura estiva che fa quello che deve fare， tenere compagnia。

rosapan ，

Infinite ⭐ già solo per Crescere a Manhattan

Alex Castillo Barona ，

Como lo dice la autora del prólogo， hacer reír es un asunto serio， y lograr que un lector se ría a carcajadas es muy difícil sin la ayuda de la palabra hablada。 Este libro lo logró conmigo en varias ocasiones。 Algunos textos destacan sobre el resto justamente por esos momentos， pero quizás el que más me gustó fue el último， una novela corta en la que Allen prácticamente deja del lado el humor absurdo y cambia el tono para contar una historia de amor entre dos personajes pero sobretodo a su amada Como lo dice la autora del prólogo， hacer reír es un asunto serio， y lograr que un lector se ría a carcajadas es muy difícil sin la ayuda de la palabra hablada。 Este libro lo logró conmigo en varias ocasiones。 Algunos textos destacan sobre el resto justamente por esos momentos， pero quizás el que más me gustó fue el último， una novela corta en la que Allen prácticamente deja del lado el humor absurdo y cambia el tono para contar una historia de amor entre dos personajes pero sobretodo a su amada Nueva York y a los años setentas。 Increíble que una historia que para otros podría ser una película consagratoria， para Woody sea el cuento final de su más reciente libro。 。。。more

Steve ，

Pure， silly pleasure。 I lol'd。The guy never stops-- two books and a movie or 2 in his 80's。Looking forward to more！ Pure， silly pleasure。 I lol'd。The guy never stops-- two books and a movie or 2 in his 80's。Looking forward to more！ 。。。more

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