I was a little torn on rating this book, because I really liked a few of the essays, kind of hated a couple, and felt indifferent towards most of the rest. My indifference, however, stemmed mostly from the fact that Klosterman’s pop culture world runs about 5 to 10 years ahead of mine, so much of what he discusses feeling fervently about as a 20 something, I totally missed out on as a pre-teen. But I’m going with 3 stars, because if I could never muster the energy […]
If you like descriptions of cleaning and sorting wires…this one’s for you! Including some [NSFW] gif’ing
“The world divides between those who can watch television knowing there’s an isolated jigsaw fragment lying on the floor and those who can’t.” There is a pile of stuff at the bottom of the stairs (which I mean, how can you NOT pick up a book with such an awesome name!? Turns out picking it up was easy. Reading it was the hard part. But I digress). This pile at the bottom of the stairs is not a happy pile, it is a pile left […]
“In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way.”
God, I love this book –even though the cover still really creeps me out. I have read it before — 2013, it looks like — but haven’t listened to the audio version. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE AUDIO VERSION. If the written copy deserves 5 stars, the audio (read by the author, of course) should get 6! 7! Give Tina all the stars! “Some people say, “Never let them see you cry.” I say, if you’re so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.” […]
“There is no end. It is simply the end of the old times, Loki, and the beginning of the new times. Rebirth always follows death.”
Remember my New Year’s resolution to stay current on my reviews? Yeah. This is review number 43 and I’ve finished 53 books so far in 2017. Naughty Badkittyuno…. So a lot of other people have reviewed this anthology, and I am firmly in the camp of those who loved loved loved it. Neil Gaiman can’t really do any wrong in my book anyway, but I thought this collection was particularly enjoyable. I’m not overly familiar with Norse mythology, beyond what I’ve learned through American Gods, […]
Accurately Titled
I best know David Spade from Just Shoot Me because I was 4 when Spade debuted on SNL and 7 when Tommy Boy came out. Now, as an adult I’ve seen reruns of Spade’s early nineties SNL run as well as butchered showings of Tommy Boy on Comedy Central but that was after he was an established star. “FYI this book is not that serious. This is meant to be read when super bored, then forgotten fifteen minutes later. It should be read cover-to-cover during one medium- to- severe case of diarrhea” I […]
Again maybe it’s just unfair for me to review books like this
Oh, Oh the Moon. I guess I hate whimsy and preciousness. I really must hate them both. Because. Because when I read things like this I have the feelings that someone is messing with me. It’s the same kind of feeling of when someone starts telling you about their self-published book or their one-person show. And you see it all as a test, right. It’s a test to see if you can tell if you are the star of their one-person show and the joke is […]
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