• I'll Mature When I'm Dead

  • Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood
  • By: Dave Barry
  • Narrated by: Dave Barry
  • Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (304 ratings)

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I'll Mature When I'm Dead

By: Dave Barry
Narrated by: Dave Barry
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Publisher's summary

I'll Mature When I'm Dead is the New York Times best-seller from "the funniest man in America" (New York Times). Let Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist and nationally unrecognized voice of maturity Dave Barry make the journey to adulthood a little easier - and a lot funnier.

Not everyone has to be dragged kicking and screaming through adulthood. Dave Barry will help through this process - with his hilarious takes on parenting, changing self-image, the battle of the sexes, technology, health care, celebrityhood, and even vampires!

©2010 Dave Barry (P)2010 Penguin

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Not all greatest hits, but so many gems

I think I said it all with the subject line. Not all of these essays are hilarious but more than enough will have you laughing out loud. Dave Barry is always worth the credit.

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4 ½ stars. Fun. This guy is really good.

I laughed a lot. Humorous essays on a variety of topics. Most of them were funny. But a few less so. The weakest ones for me were the one about writing a screenplay and Dave’s retelling of “Twilight” the famous teenage vampire story. It was funny at first, but he could have stopped after the first third or so. It became repetitive.

The author did a great job of narrating the audiobook. Good timing with pauses. I didn’t have to keep stopping the tape the way I did with Woody Allen.

Genre: humorous essays

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Hilarious

If you enjoy reading Dave Barry, you will absolutely love listening to him read you his work. Even those who are not typically Barry fans will find things to laugh about in this book. I have played several of the essays for others I knew would enjoy them. The Twilight spoof had me actually in tears I was laughing so hard. Even when Barry takes on a serious topic like his brother's cancer, you will still find yourself laughing, entertained and nodding in agreement.

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If Dave Barry makes you laugh

Typical Dave Barry humor, and I'm with Dave on this one, I don't care how old you are farts are funny. Just enjoy and laugh!

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Hysterical and thoroughly entertaining.

Dave Barry is a genius. Listening to this on public transportation is risky. People will stare as you become hysterical and giggly. It's a great testament that I was willing to endure the looks of distain as I rode to and from work. It's that good.

Enough said.

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Dave Barry Cracks Me Up!

I have enjoyed every Dave Barry article and book I have ever read. This was no exception. The understated humor is great. Many real belly laughs in this one.

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It will brighten your day

A collection of various observances on every day life that will make you smile. It is light, funny, and a great listen when you need something to brighten your day. I would listen for awhile, then put it away for awhile, then listen again, it was great. Dave talks about the every-day things that we don't really think about in a new light.

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Heeelarious

Laugh out loud funny throughout. A little more acerbic than his newspaper column, and more creative. His spoofs on modern TV and vampire novels were the standout for me. I will be reading this again, and again.

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Typical Dave Barry Humor

This is a funny book, but I don't recommend listening to it while working out at the health club...people will wonder what you're laughing at!

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Hilarious

Hilarious. . . but true. Dave Barry always succeeds in making reality funny. Thanks, Audible and Dave Barry.

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