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Thought these would be funny, but were just silly, for the most part. Adding swearing and sex to fairy tales and getting celebrities to read them. Seemed like a good idea at the time, but ... Nick Offerman's comments/intros are more amusing than the stories. Didn't finish.
Well, you have to be in a certain mood to appreciate these short stories. Some are genius, most are very annoying. But... It's certainly something different!
Irreverent, inappropriate, and wildly hilarious. These stories are twisted dreams of their own.
Some parts of this are genuinely laugh out loud funny. Sadly, other parts of it are so unoriginal they're cringeworthy. While this averages out as just OK, I'm glad I downloaded it as it helped with my Ron Swanson withdrawal symptoms. Plus, it was free.
Pretty fun audio comedy if one is into that sort of thing. It's a treat to hear Offerman and so many other great comedians tell these cynical fairy tales. They are all talented and good actors so the narration and presentation is very well-done. As for the content, all X-ratedly offensive takes on various fairy tales and poems. Mostly too short to be groundbreaking in any way, just quality laughs without trying too hard to make any kind of brilliant statement. Bedtime Stories for Cynics is short...
This is a hit or miss production. Some of these are funny, others not so much.
Not as funny as the second volume.. they were all just "okay" and most of the humor felt forced.(The one with the house poem was one sort of shining star)Narrators were good but couldn't save this for me.. our lovely introductionist (real word?) was still good but grated on me a few times. You have to have a certain sense of humor to enjoy these but it missed the mark with this reader this time around. *shrugs*
DNF at 20% 1,5 stars… I gave up after the third story… this just… wasn’t funny at all, at least not to me… and don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against dark takes on familiar stories, but it helps if you have an actually good idea to do it... maybe if each of them would be at least a bit longer it would work better… but in this format it’s a no from me… moving on to something betterXOXOA
Very funny and goofy- not a great way to wind down for the evening, but laughable and twisted for sure. A very fun audible original- never thought Nick Offerman and Lewis Black would be reading me to sleep!
It was okay, but the first story was so crude that I almost DNF’d the book. My favorite story was “Goodnight Ambien.” There aren’t too many others that I’d relisten.
How can you not love cynical hilarity read by comedy greats!?!? I mean Nick Offerman, David Spade, Tommy Chong, Lewis Black and on and on... just a great collection!
Offermans voice is the perfect voice, especially for bedtime stories! Really liked this one.
https://thebookloversboudoir.wordpres...I had a good laugh listening to Bedtime Stories for Cynics.The stories in this little audiobook can only be enjoyed if you have a particular sense of humour – wry sarcasm. I have such a sense of humour and found myself sneering and giggling along with the stories.I’m a big fan of Parks and Recreation and Nick Offerman is somehow this perfect narrator for these stories. The stories are all familiar fairy tales given a modern, sly twist. Hilarious.
Thoroughly enjoyed listening to these and will probably re-listen again and again. Witty and utterly ridiculous. Loved it.
Nothing deep or useful but quite funny.
Book Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3.5/5 stars)Audio Book Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5 Stars)Total Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3.5/5 stars)Are you sick of all those happy bedtime stories? Do you want something to please your cynical mind? Then Nick Offerman presents to you a series of bedtime stories that will quell your need for all things negative and rude.Don’t go into this audible production thinking it will be happy-go-lucky. If you’re hoping for that, then this isn’t for you. No, you’ll be dragged into a series of narcissistic...
A funny concept that very quickly turned unfunny. The humor of fairy tale characters dropping F bombs wears off fairly soon. I usually like Nick Offerman, but the constant reiteration of his bedroom prowess was amusing the first time and maybe the second. Some of the retellings made me cringe rather than laugh. I did enjoy Nick Thune's Casey in the Sack much more than the overated poem it parodies.
Funny adult spin on bedtime stories. But let’s be honest, I grabbed this on Audible because Nick Offerman. He can read to me anytime he likes.
This came with “12” episodes. Such a fun format. At the beginning of each one, Nick Offerman does a little intro. At the end of some of them, he will say a couple of words too. He was funny as per normal. Such a fun collection. Ep. 1 ‘Goodnight Ambien’ read by Wyatt CenacHilarious and clever. I do think this was Nick Offerman’s best intro. The first is always hard to beat. It really does reflect the night of an insomniac. A good chuckle. The narrator of the story was very good and he made it eve...
Definitely worth a listen if you have an Audible membership, as it's free on there... Some stories were quite funny, some were just okay. None were as humorous as the opening story (truly laugh-out-loud funny), but all of the stories were still fun to listen to. Will definitely check out vol. 2...
