Title Side Effects

Author Woody Allen

Year Published 1975

Kind of Book Humor/Essay

How strongly I recommend it 7/10 

My Impressions Like all of Woody Allen's humor essay books, there were some duds as well as a few lines and essays that cracked me up and really made me think.

Date Read circa 2021

Favorite Quotes

"…certain tribes in Borneo do not have a word for 'no' in their language and consequently turn down requests by nodding their heads and saying, 'I'll get back to you." pg.31

"I guess the mark of a classic is that you can reread it a thousand times and always find something new." pg.72

"Where I grew up, you had to steal to eat. Then you had to steal to tip." pg.207

Big Ideas

• the mark of a classic is that you can reread it a thousand times and always find something new