# Fun Amazon Book Reviews

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-amazon-book-reviews/568322>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 20, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-amazon-book-reviews/568322 "2011-01-20T14:39:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pitchmeister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pitchmeister/32/3459_2.png) [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-amazon-book-reviews/568322/3 "2011-01-20T15:10:09Z")

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[Previous thread on the subject.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=576636)

My own submission to that thread (though not a book)

> [@Funny Amazon Reviews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-amazon-reviews/552227/3):
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> This [5 ft Denon Ethernet cable](http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AKDL1-Dedicated-Link-Cable/product-reviews/B000I1X6PM/ref=cm_cr_pr_helpful?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0) used to sell for 500$ new, but now it’s apparently a collector’s item and goes for 5 times the price.
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> The reviews are all pretty much priceless, as is the very idea of selling a digital ethernet cable for 500$.

And one of the cases where funny transcends the mundane and truly becomes art: A review of [Tuscan Whole Milk, 1 Gallon, 128 fl oz](http://www.amazon.com/review/RXXPVOUH9NLL3/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt?tag=5336612429-20#RXXPVOUH9NLL3)

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