Title: Wordle Limericks: Flamericks
Author: Marshall S. Flam, MD
Publisher: Ewings Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 979-8894193854
Pages: 224
Genre: Limericks & Humorous Verse / Literary Fiction
Reviewer: Anthony Avina
Pacific Book Review
Communication is one of the things that brings people closest together. A lack of communication or poor communication can cause dire misunderstandings, while good communication can lead to lifelong friendships, strong relationships, and even humorous situations. Communications can take many forms, especially when it comes to humor, from dad jokes to stand up and so much more, but one classical form of humor communication that has never lost its appeal is that of limericks.
It is the limerick that drives author Marshall S Flam’s Wordle Limericks: Flamericks. The book is a collection of limericks created surrounding the online word game known as wordle. The book uses each word a day from the game to create a limerick around topics that range from animals and dance to fables and horror, and uses these topics and words to create a humorous limerick that is meant to entertain and delight audiences while also educating them.
The creativity and the variety of topics the author utilized throughout this book were incredibly well developed. The range of sections throughout the book and the powerful use of imagery in the limericks made these creative passages really come alive on the page, delving into the lives of powerful historical figures and criminals with the same gusto and power that readers would expect from a limerick. The use of the acclaimed online game wordle was an inspired choice, with the author perfectly elevating the limericks by emphasizing the specific words used each day in wordle and curating the story of each limerick around those words with ease.
For anyone who enjoys limericks, creative storytelling, the game wordle, and poetic collections, this is the perfect book to read. There is a brilliant range of tones that can be found in these limericks, from some more risqué limericks to laugh out loud and even the kind of limericks that make one chuckle and roll their eyes. Yet there are some more profound limericks to be found as well, such as the word of the day “TODAY,” that speaks to both the joys of life and not letting life pass one by, creating a more thought-provoking conversation. Readers will be able to sit and enjoy these limericks at their leisure, put the book down, and return to it time and time again to discover new limericks, while also creating fun and hilarious conversations with family and friends.
