Zero Gravity

By: Woody Allen

Narrated by: Woody Allen

Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

His first new collection of short humor in 15 years is classic Woody Allen.

Zero Gravity is the fifth collection of comic pieces by Woody Allen, a hilarious prose stylist whose enduring appeal has been savored since his classics Getting Even, Without Feathers, Side Effects, and Mere Anarchy. This new work combines pieces that have appeared in The New Yorker along with 11 written exclusively for this book, each a comic inspiration. Whether he’s writing about horses that paint, cars that think, the sex lives of celebrities, or how General Tso’s chicken got its name, he is always totally original, broad yet sophisticated, acutely observant, and, most important, relentlessly funny. Along with titles like “Buffalo Wings, Woncha Come Out Tonight” and “When Your Hood Ornament Is Nietzsche”,  included in this collection is his poignant but very funny short story "Growing Up in Manhattan”. Daphne Merkin has written the foreword.

Zero Gravity implies writing not to be taken seriously, but, as with any true humor, not all the laughs are weightless.

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Hilarious

No one could narrate this better than Woody Allen himself. I enjoyed every bit of it. Laughed out loud and couldn't take my smile off my face as I listened.

Loved the book but where is the rest of it?

The book is very entertaining but the last story “Growing Up in Manhattan” is missing its first half. Can this be fixed?

Still the best

Another delightful read from Allen’s short writings. I love listening multiple times to this and his other collections.

Rich with Texture like "lLiving" Dreams,

Loved it. Transending & Culturally Enlightening. I was hooked on the vivid experiences. "Intimate" was the "colour".

Where’s the rest of the book?

I am a devotee of Woody, and I have this in hardcover, so I’m sad to say that I can’t rate this audiobook any higher. It’s not complete! I was disappointed when the advertised foreword was skipped, but when I got to the last story (the longest and best in the book), it only included the second half! I’m very confused. Surely there’s been a mistake somewhere. Even aside from that (unforgivable) shortcoming, Woody’s writing here is oddly florid and overwritten. The stories often start with pointless framing devices and end abruptly. And, worse, Woody sounds like he’s tripping over his own words. As the recording progresses, he finds a rhythm, but at least half of the book is read as if he had never seen the text and didn’t know where the sentence breaks were, let alone how to alter his thin range of tone. I love you, Woody, but maybe it’s time to get someone else to record your audiobooks…even the sound quality was subpar, as if (and who would doubt it) he recorded it on old equipment in his apartment. I guess he forgot to send one or two of the files to Audible?? It’s a real shame, and I’ll definitely have to see about returning this one. Did it go through a quality check? Or am I the only one who got an incomplete recording?

Missing sections

This book is missing sections.
Note this Audible. Maybe you can fix for all of us.