Sentences with phrase «subtle dry humor»

- Publishers Weekly «Readers of contemporary literary fiction should enjoy the subtle dry humor and a story that gains momentum and pitches toward a satisfying, if somewhat ambiguous happy ending.»

Not exact matches

One Mississippi is the most subtle version of that new post-Louie comedy we've been given so far, in that Tig rarely goes for deliberate jokes, and instead lets her dry sense of humor act as a kind of shield against the pervasive sense of melancholy that permeates almost every scene of this show; it's a fascinating choice.
The humor in Phantom Thread is so subtle and dry that I'm sure more than half the audience is going to miss it completely.
But the humor is so dry, so subtle, that I wouldn't be surprised if more than half the audience misses it completely.
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