Jerome K. Jerome's - Three Men on the Bummel

Genre : Humor
Rating : 4/5

Jerome K. Jerome had impressed me first when our school curriculum had a chapter from his book – Three men in a boat. Later I read the complete book and undoubtedly it had sent me in fits of laughter. Both the author and the book are my favorites .

‘Three men on the bummel’ is on similar note of its predecessor. It is about the same friends – author, Harris and George (except their funny dog Montmorency) who decide to go for a bicycle ride to Black Forrest of Germany. They, of course, get into hysterical troubles at time but come out unscathed. It would have been a surprise if the there was no mention of any kind of hilarious situation, wouldn’t it? This book is not a laugh riot as its prequel but funny incidents happening en route make you chuckle out loud. The gentle mockery of the Germans is well sprinkled in the later chapters. The author does have an eagle-eye for the everyday things. He has an incredible ability to convert a mundane affair (e.g. saying goodbye to 6 kids) into uproarious episode. Explanations of the hose_incident and Harris_losing _his wife are bound to split you.

The book is certainly delightful but it lacks the charm of author’s previous work. At times I felt the humor has been stretched and at few places there was unnecessary explanation of German scenery. Having said that, this book is still a joy to read.