Awkward Family Postcards: 35 Cards

I am now on my second book of these postcards. So far, the recipients have really enjoyed them. (That's why I bought a second book.)The good: Some of the photographs are very funny. For example, one card shows a young couple with a baby (or toddler, I can't really tell). The parents are kissing the child, one on each cheek, and the child looks absolutely horrified. In another photograph, a young boy is grinning extremely widely, sporting a lovely 7-10-split grin. Both of these cards, I think, would bring a smile to just about anyone.The cards are also very sturdy, completely suitable for posting. They are thicker than commercial postcards of the sort you might buy on vacation, and they require only the postcard rate to mail. (At least I think they do. I used the postcard rate on every card in the first book, and all were delivered.) The back of each card is divided down the middle, and there is almost no text to interfere with a message. (There is a very small copyright notice running along the left side of the back of each card, but it's not obtrusive.)Now the not so good. Some of the photographs simply are not that funny, at least to me. For example, one card has a family of four standing in front of a "Welcome to South Dakota" sign, and the caption below the photograph reads, "It's the journey, not the destination." Now, it's possible that I simply miss what's funny in the photograph, but the best I can figure out is that the idea of going to South Dakota is supposed to be a joke in and of itself.Many of the photographs are funny simply because of the time when they were taken. For example, the Charged GBH shirt on the child in the photograph on the cover probably sets the picture in the 1980s, and I'm sure the boys at the time were proud of their look. It's probably a pretty good photograph to use to judge whether the book would appeal to you. There are others that depend pretty much entirely on whether the '80s were inherently funny. In short, it's a mixed bag, but based on the reports of those to whom I write, the mixture tilts decidedly toward funny.

So I got these to write to my son in bootcamp because he loves things like dank meme. Well I can't find dank meme cards and figured this would be close. Well, the cards are straight from the book and I should have known that. Unfortunately, I don't connect with the humor and haven't written much feom these cards. The card heaviness is high quality though, as are the photos. The cards come in a perforated booklet so be careful if you take one out that you didn't intend to. Good quality but very specific type of humor.

Hilarious photos, and nice quality printing make these good postcards for sending.

Honestly, I love the idea of these postcards and after seeing similar ones I had high hopes for them. The quality was nice with strong card stock and good quality photos but the captions on more than half really fell short for us. It wouldn't have been worth taking a star away if they were never seen pictures but many of these have been used in other media and with different commentary so the bar ended up being higher. I thought they would be original photos.

These are hysterically funny. Have the whole book out on a coffee table and people pick it up and laugh out loud. Sent some out in the mail the last time I traveled. They are just a hoot. Will order more if this author comes up with another postcard book of these funny awkward photos.

These are a riot, and it seems there is a postcard that can be applied to any occasion, from a new baby to a wedding to a birthday. I can't wait to start sending these out!

A wonderful collection of postcards!!! I bought this book for my "Postcrossing Addiction" and loved it! The recipients of the postcards really enjoyed the images. Made of sturdy card stock with lots of room for writing your message AND the address of where it's going to! Cards are easily detachable! A great value for the price!

I enjoyed sending these postcards to my friends in prison to put a smile on their face and make them laugh. My friends loved them and even the correctional officers read them and laughed.

Don't bother

All the faves from the internet plus a few I hadn't seen yet! Sturdy cardstock, easy to remove from booklet!