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Well this certainly got me to sleep. These nonsensical stories remind me a bit of the old Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life & Times by James Garner.I recommend to those who are sleepy or sleep with someone who has sleep apnea.
Trying too hard to be funny but falls flat in many places. The sound effects are too distracting and loud. Hard to get into the stories.
For a cynic like me, this was H.I.L.A.R.I.O.U.S.!!!!!!
This is likely not the Audible Original for everyone. The humor is not rip-roaring or goof-ball style. It's cynical, clipped, and dry. If you find amusement in those styles, then you will love this. More Bedtime Stories for Cynics explores the oddity and satire in being human. Every story is a dark parody about adult life. A man who can't escape his acid reflux, a middle-aged woman looking for love in all the wrong places, a man being haunted and harassed by his aging body, and so many more. The...
More Bedtime Stories for Cynics and narrated by various voices. There are several stories in here and half are crazy and fun! The other half just are boring. I think it is worth the listen for the few good ones.
I haven’t listened to the original installment, but grabbed this one - part two - during a recent Audible sale. These are mostly satirical takes on classic bedtime stories, but for adults. Dark and humorous with a stellar cast. A fun, quick listen.
Not as funny as they think it is.
This was a really fun cynical retelling of lots of our favorite fairy tales. If you love Nick Offerman, or any cynical retellings, then these might be for you.
These are like fairytales that have been given an adult beverage, a stage, a comedian with the magical mic 🎤, and license to make some fairy tales into an adult and humorous experience. Cause we’re more mature! No! Cause it’s silly. Some of us need more silly. Yep. Some of us really need to lighten up. Yeah. Some of these are funny. And some are relative ... depends on the sense of humor. Find a funny one for you !
This was part funny, part weird, and part creepy.
I loved this! This collection of short stories was morbid, dark, and cynical, but made me laugh several times. I know I got this free with the '2 free audible originals' a few months ago, however, with the (save for one or two) hilarious stories and celebrity readers, I would have been willing to pay full price for this collection. Ultimately, while these stories may not be for everyone, I would recommend 'More Bedtime Stories for Cynics' who have a dark sense of humour and are looking for a new...
Definitely not your typical bedtime tales! While I didn't enjoy all the stories equally - finding some more morbid than others - they all met the title at fullspeed. The cast also did a wonderful job with all the stories and the interludes with Nick Offerman giving his thoughts, or a personal tale, were really awesome. The reason I got this book was due to watching him on Parks and Recreation, but the rest of the cast were equally as impressive in this read.
Gave it a shot under the premise of 1) famous readers, 2) humor, 3) short stories, as I thought all of those things might go well with listening in the car. I listened to the first and the second and was just so turned off by it that not even Sir Patrick Stewart could keep my attention for the second story. The sound background is awful and allowed to dominate the story telling. The music is artificially dramatic, like in the worst-tv-movies, and the loudness of it interrupts the storyteller. In...
Spur of the moment grab on Audible. (Did the free trial and this was one of my two picks for a credit)I was entertained by all these stories in different ways. Some are more enjoyable than others, and some of the narrators were so=so, but I had lots of fun listening to it all :).Nick's narrations before the stories sometimes was a bit boring sometimes. The sense of humor in these won't be for everyone ,so I would recommend listening to the sample to see for yourself first.Definitely want to list...
I put 3 stars, because the narration of the audiobook was sooo good. Even if the stories were a bit shitty, the narrators did a really , reaaally good job.
Funny, entertaining, and great to listen to. Overall amazing.
Meh. Some of the stories are okay. But for the most part, this feels like trying too hard. Especially Offerman’s interstitial introductions.
I'm not so sure about the "cynics" part, but these are certainly twisted fairy tales. Most are entertaining, a few are really great, and a few were eye-rollingly bad. The best were "Dear Principle Toadflax" and "Beg for Mercy". The first is told through a series of letters from a young teacher whose idealism is gradually assaulted by reality in what appears to be one of the "other" (non-Hogwarts) wizarding schools, probably the one set up to serve the children of Nockturn Alley, since those appe...
As someone who almost always falls asleep listening to an audiobook or podcast, this was a very entertaining listen! Since these are "bedtime stories", I'd put them on as I was falling asleep and usually get a chuckle as I was drifting off.Some are funnier than others, but the dark nature of the humor in some of them was right up my alley. I got this one as a freebie from Audible, but I liked it enough that I'll probably go check out the original one as well!
This audiobook was a solid 3 stars. There was nothing too special about it. At times it was funny and amusing, while mostly it was frustrating and trying to be a very hipster book. Almost all of the references apply to people living in California or around a particular culture, so it was strange to pair that with dismal fairytales. Some of the actors do a great job, while others are hard to listen to. Honestly, it is your typical anthology. You have some amazing work mixed in with mediocre work....
