Guys Read: Funny Business

By: Jon Scieszka, Adam Rex, David Yoo, Paul Feig, Kate DiCamillo, Christopher Paul Curtis, Eoin Colfer, Jack Gantos

Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot, Michael Boatman, John Keating, Kate DiCamillo, Jon Scieszka

Funny Business, the first volume in Jon Scieszka's Guys Read Library of Great Reading, features ten short stories guaranteed to delight, amuse, and possibly make you spit your milk in your friend's face.

There's something for everyone in this collection of short stories from some of the funniest writers around. This hilarious, offbeat first installment in the Guys Read Library is 100% grade-A humor, guaranteed to have kids of all ages asking for more.

Authors include Mac Barnett, Eoin Colfer, Christopher Paul Curtis, Kate DiCamillo & Jon Scieszka, Paul Feig, Jack Gantos, Jeff Kinney, David Lubar, Adam Rex, and David Yoo, with illustrations by Adam Rex.

Very Mixed Bag

I had presumed the negative reviews were exaggerating the inappropriate elements among these stories. While I am decidedly older than the target audience, the amusement I hoped to derive from these stories (and did in several cases), was exceeded by my serious discomfort over some of the painful incidents portrayed in others, especially the final story with the graphic description of the boy pulling a wart off of his foot with rusty pliers and the ensuing blood splatter. Glad my son was not listening along with me for that one.

Awesome super funny

This is so funny that your eyes will pop out. Awesome. The story is awesome all of them are cool. You should try this book

Tons of laughs

What did you love best about Guys Read: Funny Business?

This anthology has it all - good laughs, great writing and great reading.

What other book might you compare Guys Read: Funny Business to and why?

This belongs on a shelf with all those great middle reader books like "Diary of a Wimpy Kid", "Artemis Fowl" and "The Lightening Thief". It is also part of a series selected specifically for boys to read.

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

There are a variety of narrators. I LOVE Eoin Colfer - he's Irish (fun accent and gift of gab), plus he's telling what sounds like a true story. I also liked the readers for "Your Question for Author Here" - this is a series of letters and the editors had the wisdom to use two voices.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I laughed and laughed. I also loved the insights into boys' brains, as I am raising two of them.

Any additional comments?

Let's say you have a long car trip. Let's say you have to take this car trip with two boys, and in addition to that, you don't want to listen to a chorus of "Are we there yet?" and "He's breathing my air!" Nor do you wish to rot your mind with their favorite kid pop tunes or Disney songs. Solution: This audio book!!! Everyone can join in, even the driver. The stories appeal to both adults and kids, and when you're laughing and listening to a good story, the long car trip seems like fun! My kids have the text copy, and like to read along at home.

pertty good

narrator was amazing story was also very funny overall I give it 5 stars good

Beavis and Butthead

None of the stories were funny at all. It seemed like some of the stories were written by a writer that was on the team writer for Beavis & Butthead!