Have you ever found yourself enjoying a book and suddenly come to an opinion by the author so puzzling, or perhaps even horrifying, that you had difficulty continuing with the book? Or perhaps you just quit reading it altogether. I ran into this over halfway through W. Kamau Bell’s book The Awkward Thoughts of W. … Continue reading
I discovered Sarah Andersen and her wacky cartoons on Instagram and instantly I was hooked. Andersen draws in a whimsical and simple way, sharing her life, friends and pets with us. All of these stories and comics can be found in Andersen’s first book, Adulthood is a Myth. As Andersen puts it, “this book is … Continue reading
After putting out a collection of his diaries and dabbling in short fiction, David Sedaris returns to nonfiction essays in his new book Calypso. The essays are often funny but at times also become very serious. Aging and death are reoccurring themes in the book. Tiffany, the author’s troubled sister, killed herself in 2013, and … Continue reading
Jon Stewart’s departure from The Daily Show was met with the kind of trepidation that greeted Johnny Carson leaving The Tonight Show or Suzanne Sommers leaving Three’s Company. Okay, Suzanne Somers is probably a bad comparison. Perhaps it’s closer to the guy who played Mr. Kotter leaving for most of season four of Welcome Back, … Continue reading
Pantheon: The True Story of the Egyptian Deities is the hilarious and irreverent retelling of the Egyptian myth of Horus, son of Iris who vows to revenge his father’s murder. Steele has based his retelling on various versions of the Osiris myth and retold it in humorous, colorful detail. While this comic may appear crude … Continue reading
If you LOVE the works of David Sedaris, you might like this one. If you only LIKE his work, well…you may be disappointed. It is not at all what I expected. With very few exceptions, it is almost depressing! I listened to the audiobook, and even his voice (which in itself can be comical at … Continue reading
Place quirky characters in a small, rural town, add a calf born early on Christmas morning with the face of Jesus imprinted on its side and life gets more entertaining. Harley Jackson is trying to make ends meet on the surviving acres of farmland his father left him when his cow delivers the marked calf. … Continue reading
