Easy and fun to read. There were some amazing poems but the rest were pretty mediocre. The good ones really shone through though and were quite funny.

If you like dry and dark humour I think you will enjoy this short little poetry collection. It was a funny, easy to read book that is guaranteed to make you smile. Some of the poems were better than others, but all in all it was pretty amusing.

I'd give this book 5 PLUS stars if I could. I had never heard of the Author before so wasn't already a fan. I am now! The work in this book could well be the best thing I have ever read, in its genius satorical nonsensical observations, next to the great late (sir?) 'Spike Milligan' and it had me long before page(s)43-44 then THIS my favourite quote: "...eyeing the single-serving container of blueberry yogurt like it was a block of black-tar heroin." The author seems to capture glimpses of comedy (that we all sometimes miss or ignore) in his poetic musings. The well-written, well-structured simplification of some of life's current complexities, incapsulates the subtle 'emotional' humour in its authentic natural habitat of rawness. I started reading the book while sat with a stern turned-up lip - almost challenging this author to at least touch me in some way and at best turn me the F**K on - metaphorically speaking... my brain being bored behind bars of a mental chastity-cage and little less than a Cockeral's morning bugel-like cries would be enough to muster a smile from me or stir my imagination. I was in a funk. However, surpisingly, I actually read non-stop and continued to read even through to the acknowledgements, because I just knew there would be small nuggets of laugher-medcine to find between the lines - even up to the copyright! By the end of this book I was giggling, buzzing and felt a strange sense of 'everything will be okay' it was like falling asleep on the sofa and waking up in your bed, this book carries you and reads - like magic!

Blunt, honest, and hilarious, Andrew Shaffer’s new book of poetry produces laugh out loud moments for readers.

ARC provided by NetGalley.

I enjoyed this! Humorous short poems that switch between serious and funny. A super quick read perfect for national poetry month! The "Sponsored" poems were particularly funny.

If the author can make thin mints tax deductible-- he has my vote.

True rating - 3.5 stars

Is this collection of poems the greatest ever written? No. But is it amusing? Yes, absolutely.

A very quick read, "Look Mom I'm a Poet (and So Is My Cat) is a dry, amusing read that pulled me out of a reading slump brought on by a lot of heavy sci-fi and fantasy. I think you probably need to enjoy dry humor to like this, and some poems worked better than others.

If you want a quick, amusing read that's enjoyable without leaving too-lasting an impression, or if you're trying to get into reading poetry, this is a good option.

I may be misquoting a bit, but my favorite was,

"She danced naked in the rain / without a care in the world / then a week later / she caught a cold and died"

Haha.

This book will also forever hold a place in my heart for introducing to my new favorite joke:

What kind of gas do zombies have?
Brainfarts.

Hahaha.

Not as good as I was expecting. But amusing nonetheless. And you can LITERALLY read it in about 10 minutes.

Look Mom I’m a Poet by Andrew Shaffer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Let's face it: this is simply light humor wrapped up in poetry that appeals to a certain kind of observer of human nature:

In other words: you've gotta like it dry.

Jack Handy dry. A touch of the absurd, a touch of the profound, and a whole wallop of the goofy.

But then, I like a good dry witticism. Or several dozen. And this one easily brought a smile onto my face for the 45 minutes it took me to read it.

Worth it. Totally worth it.

I requested this on a whim (it's not my usual reading choice). And I did enjoy some of the pieces, but I feel like you can only take so much comedy poetry in one sitting. More fun to pick it up here and there, read a piece for a giggle and then put it down until the next time you're sitting on the toilet or whatever.

A short book of dark, funny poems, just what the doc (or maybe the cat) prescribed for the times.

My biggest grouse with this book is that there could have been more poems here. Some of them were LOL funny and I read out my favourite to a few friends...who also LOL-ed. Some of them were dark, some of them were wtf, which I feel was an effect the poet was trying to achieve so no foul. Definitely, his next book should have more.

Also, that's definitely not a cat.

3 stars - I liked it.

For me, it was a mixed bag. Some had me chuckling, others had me a little perplexed and I felt like I was on a different wave length.

There were some great moments of humour in these poems. I loved "Your Authentic Self" and the sarcasm was brilliant.

I've never read any poetry by Andrew Schaffer before but I think I'd give some more a try again.


With thanks to Netgalley, author and publisher for the advanced reader copy.

This was HILARIOUS. I'm not a 'laugh out loud' kind of person, but Andrew Shaffer had me giggling at work while trying to pretend I was actually working. The front of the book has a section called "Nice Things People Are Saying About Andrew Shaffer" had me dyingggggg.
My favorite? "You're not funny and if I ever met you I would punch you in the face." - Amazon Customer

My favorite poem was Beautiful You. Andrew Shaffer clearly shows that he could write the kind of poetry we see on instagram and twitter, that he has a prose that can be gorgeous, but he always turns it on the last few lines and it KILLS me.
This was so so funny. Loved it..

Okay, so I’m kind of on the fence on this one:
What I liked: Andrew Shaffer showcases and reminisces on what those know-it-alls from modernism try to say: it does not have to rhyme. His poems feel fun – like a collection of funny random thoughts that stick in your head for a reason. Sometimes reading the author’s work feels like finding an old diary from a funny kid – in the best way. Poems like “The Only Way to Stop a Bad Guy With A Gun Is A Good Guy With A Gun” and “In These Challenging Times” were something special – it is when the author manages to find and show his voice in a way that makes me super interested in what he is doing next.

As for the rest (because this is a review): there was not a thing here that I specifically did not like, but parts of this felt… neutral…? Some poems were harder for me to connect with and I just went through the motions of reading them… It does not at all mean the writing was necessarily bad (it was really good and follows a disintegrated style that I loved)… but I don’t know how else to explain… sometimes I felt that the mind of the author seemed farther away from the subject.

Overall: a promising introduction (for me) to the existence of Andrew Shaffer!
I received an advanced copy of this book via Netgalley, and leave this review because I want to, many thanks for all of those involved in granting me this copy! It was a great experience 😊.

These poems had me screaming from laughter and crying al at the same time.

If you're looking for a collection that will make you laugh and cry, this is for you. And the pictures are super good and add a unique element to this book.

Rating: 3.5/5

The cover/title combo just really appealed to me so I had to immediately read it!

This is a comedic poetry collection that's humor definitely won't work for everyone but I really enjoyed it?? I will say that my rating dropped because a lot of this collection hinges on pop-culture references and I'm not gonna lie, I didn't get all of them and it made reading this kinda like a rollercoaster: one poem I found funny and the next I was confused. Would still recommend it if you are looking for a comedic poetry collection!

This group of poems is for a specific humor, and that humor is for our SNL fans. It’s a short collection and while most made me laugh, others didn’t, but what comedic sketch hits every joke?

Either way, if you need a laugh or something mindless after a few hard hitting books, this is something to consider. It’s under 100 pages and I read the entire collection in maybe 20 minutes.

Big thank you to Net Galley and Dime House for this ARC!

I had already read another book by this author, "Fifty Shames of Earl Gray", it is a book with good moments of comedy while others may go unnoticed (it may be due to the fact that I am not an American to get so many references) so I already knew the author’s type of humor, he can be really funny at times while at others he may seem forced.
It is a good humor book to pass the time but it is not the type of book that I recommend buying physically, because once you read it it loses its charm, you know?
note: those photographs were really random lol

This was just not good. I loved the Obama Biden mysteries, so I was expecting great things. No. This was just bad. Just really bad. Two stars for being mercifully short.

Andrew Shaffer uses poetic form to convey humor and insight. Consistently witty and funny verse throughout.

3 stars - I liked it

So I want to start by saying I am not a fan of the modern poetry style, but the title and cover of this book caught my attention and after reading the blurb I decided to give it a try. I actually found this a pretty humorous and fun collection of poetry. I still don’t like the style of this kind of poetry but I could overlook it enough with this fun collection.

This was my first Shaffer book and I really enjoyed his blunt humidor about life. It was relatable and easy to understand his references. I will most likely read more of his stuff in the future. I liked the poems The Woods, The Power of Belief, and Carpe DM a lot. They made me laugh at how accurate they could be.

Overall, this was a fun collection of poetry and a very quick read. If you are looking for a laugh and like poetry, check this book out.