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Kvetch As Kvetch Can: Jewish Cartoons Hardcover – October 5, 2010

by Ken Krimstein (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
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Hold on to your yarmulkes. Ken Krimstein has put together a matzo-ball-soup-through-your-nose funny collection of his unorthodox (sometimes Reform) Jewish-themed cartoons. This book will make you laugh, eat, and feel guilty all at once. It’s like your Jewish mother that way.

Speaking of which, would it kill you to call her?

Taking on all things “Tribe” from the High Holidays to J-date, Kvetch As Kvetch Can is the perfect guilty pleasure (just add it to the list!)
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  1. Print length
    96 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Potter Style
  4. Publication date
    October 5, 2010
  5. Dimensions
    6.25 x 0.5 x 7.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0307588882
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0307588883
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KEN KRIMSTEIN’S cartoons have been published in the New Yorker, Punch, National Lampoon, the Wall Street Journal, Narrative, three of S. Gross’s cartoon anthologies, King Features’ “The New Breed” syndicated panel, Cosmopolitan, Science, Psychology Today, and more. He has written for New York Observer’s “New Yorker’s Diary” and has published pieces on humor websites, including McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Yankee Pot Roast, and Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood.
 

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Potter Style (October 5, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 96 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0307588882
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0307588883
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.5 x 7.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 20 ratings

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Ken Krimstein

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I have been drawing cartoons since I figured out how to do Santa back in Mrs. Gilot’s first grade class at the Alan B. Shepherd school. This passion followed me through High School, College, and when I started working at Ogilvy & Mather advertising in NYC, I made sure the old man himself wouldn’t catch me as I ran from 48th Street to 43rd Street to drop off my cartoons at The New Yorker every Wednesday. After 10 years I broke in to that august publication (it was in May, actually), but in the meantime, my rejected cartoons had started a nice cartooning career for me. After I got into The New Yorker I started to concentrate on writing as well. When I met, well, won, a meeting with my new agent, Jennifer Lyons, at the Manhattan School for Children Charity Auction, she went ga-ga over my cartoons, we settled on a theme (Oh, those wacky Jews!) and I made the proposal. My editor, Aliza, laughed. So did others. And I’ve created over 100 new cartoons on this theme. As for the research, alas, it has been a lifetime affliction.

My cartoons have been published in the New Yorker, Punch, the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Narrative, three of S. Gross’s cartoon anthologies, King Features’ “The New Breed” syndicated panel, Cosmopolitan, Science, Psychology Today, and more. I've written for the New York Observer’s “New Yorker’s Diary” and has published pieces on humor websites, including McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Yankee Pot Roast, and Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood.

I'm also an ad-guy in the wannabe Mad-Man mode.

I have three kids, a wife, and a cat. Bat left. Throw left.

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Ken G.
5.0 out of 5 stars Jews are funny - who knew?
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2010
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This collection of cartoons is always funny, most always snort chocolate egg cream out your nose funny, and immediately upon finishing, I was driven to pick up the phone and call my mother. So mothers, if your kids aren't calling, buy them this book.

Some of the cartoons hit you over the head, and some are delayed reaction funny. But what's especially compelling about this collection is that whether you are Jewish or not, you'll recognize the universal humanity and humor that leaps off of every page(and if you are Jewish, you'll most certainly recognize yourself).
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Elly R
4.0 out of 5 stars Funny
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2013
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I enjoy reading it and keep it on my cocktail table. I think guests enjoy it . It's often clever.
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West of the Upper West Side
5.0 out of 5 stars You don't have to be Jewish to love these cartoons!
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2010
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From know your cuts of pork on the front cover to the little Thurber-esque dog wearing a yarmulke on the back, I loved this collection of rapid-fire gags and zingers. Reading it brought me much oy and laughter. And if you're looking for a bargain -- and who isn't? -- this 90-something page gem costs only around 10 cents a laugh. Want a better bargain? Read it twice. And don't forget the high consumer holidays are coming -- I'm so glad I came across this book; I know what to give my mishpucha for Hanukkah now!
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Katherine Roeder
5.0 out of 5 stars What A Hoot
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2010
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This book is a riot! It is the perfect Chanukak, Hanuka, Hannukah gift for one and all. A laugh on every page and like Levy's Rye Bread, you don't have to be Jewish to enjoy it. Spread a schmeer of cheer and give this book to everyone on your list---including yourself.
P.S. Who is Jason Roeder???
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B. Biederman
5.0 out of 5 stars Hits a 10 on my Ha-Ha meter
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2010
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"Kvetch" made me kvell. The squiggly cartoons are wry, well-observed and uniformly a hoot. Krimstein comes off as authentically Upper West Side as Zabar's, as soul-enriching as chicken soup with matzoh balls.Somebody else wrote - obviously inspired by Levy's bread - that you don't have to be Jewish to enjoy this book. But it couldn't hurt,
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sPARKs
5.0 out of 5 stars BRAVO!!!
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2010
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Make yourself happy. Buy this book. Warmly drawn, warmly conceived. Some of his cartoons are laugh out loud, some total improvisation. If you are a fan of Roz Chast I think you will find a bunch of these cartoons right up your alley. PG rated, making it a great coffee table book. Highly recommended.
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Max's Mom
5.0 out of 5 stars You should only be so lucky...
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2010
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...to get this book as a gift!

It is so clever and original! I bought a few to send to out of town friends with a little Chanukah gelt! You won't be disappointed, now call your mother. She worries :(
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Steven Stark
5.0 out of 5 stars Kvetch As Kvetch Can't
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2010
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I'd love to kvetch about this book of cartoons but I can't. It's so laugh out loud funny and so true that I have only good things to say about it. Thanks for nothing Mr. Krimstein.
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