Any time an app becomes overly personal with me I feel the main argument of this book, which is that everything is funny now, but maybe it shouldn't bAny time an app becomes overly personal with me I feel the main argument of this book, which is that everything is funny now, but maybe it shouldn't be. It's also a good tour through the last few decades of comedy, and while it predates the current state of Twitter, certainly presages that....more
I had to skip a lot of the Sex and the City part because I have actually never seen the show and didn't get any of the jokes, but that's on me. I alwaI had to skip a lot of the Sex and the City part because I have actually never seen the show and didn't get any of the jokes, but that's on me. I always really enjoy my visits with the mind of Samantha Irby....more
While I'm not ever going to see eye to eye with Rachel Held Evans on religion, this taught me a lot about a particular worldview and how women like heWhile I'm not ever going to see eye to eye with Rachel Held Evans on religion, this taught me a lot about a particular worldview and how women like her are questioning some "traditional" tenets. She, like a lot of religions, picks and chooses particular aspects of biblical womanhood to experiment with, including traditional Jewish practices. ...more
I’ve read many of these essays in the New Yorker, and kept thinking about them. I was pleased to revisit them in this book (plus it was the audiobook!I’ve read many of these essays in the New Yorker, and kept thinking about them. I was pleased to revisit them in this book (plus it was the audiobook!), and will think about them for awhile. ...more
An audiobook perfect for some light summer humor. I think I've read the print version before, but I do enjoy Calvin Trillin reading his own work.An audiobook perfect for some light summer humor. I think I've read the print version before, but I do enjoy Calvin Trillin reading his own work....more
This is ten years of collected book reviews by Nick Hornby, and while I've read all the individual volumes I really appreciated getting to read them aThis is ten years of collected book reviews by Nick Hornby, and while I've read all the individual volumes I really appreciated getting to read them again in this giant compendium. His way of reading and talking about books really speaks to me, and as one of the blurbs on the cover says, this is a book that will make you excited about reading more books. And it did! I am maybe even going to break out of my non-fiction rut and actually read some serious fiction. Maybe even Charles Dickens....more
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