Three Men in a Boat is a classic, light humor novel from Jerome K. Jerome. What does the idea of a river boat trip bring to your mind? It tickles your brain giving feelings of fun, small pleasures, good times – which is what this book is all about. It features endless such incidents.This one is quite unique in terms of writing style and comic incidents. The narrator seems to be in an incredible mood of telling stories. Every now and then he stops and gives a hearty description of anecdotes related to the situation he is currently facing. And then, he describes anecdotes linked to the anecdotes he has already linked to the current situation in front of him. Jerome has created most of the humor by plotting hyperbole situations – like the incident of hanging a painting on a wall by one of narrator’s uncle, the narrator willing to pay the world for mustard, Harris being attacked by swans etc. Its all hilarious and very therapeutic.
Verdict: Good quick relaxing read.
