Book Review: How About Never – Is Never Good For You?

Dr. Robert Greer reviews “How About Never – Is Never Good for You?: My Life in Cartoons” by Bob Mankoff.

Robert Greer MD examines the memoir of Bob Mankoff – longtime cartoon editor of The New Yorker – titled How About Never – Is Never Good for You?: My Life in Cartoons.

Although cartooning might seem like a dream job,  and an easy one at that, Mankoff illustrates how the intelligent cartoon humor in demand by The New Yorker is hard to find.

Mankoff seeks cartoons that provide insight into everyday life, contain side gags and puns, and – perhaps above all – mock contemporary American morays.

Mankoff’s memoir manages to be informing while entertaining and is rich in both humor and style. And some could argue that America is in need of Markoff’s humor now more than ever.

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