Review: An unexpected twist in more ways than one
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 19, 2012
I almost hate to admit that I enjoyed reading about Andy Borowitz's frightening brush with death, but his tongue-in-cheek style of humor had me smiling while I read the story. The subject matter--a life-threatening medical condition called a Sigmoid Volvulus--wasn't funny at all, but the outcome was positive, and the author moved on with his life. By the way, the title of the story is a double entendre that will become obvious while you're reading.Despite the seriousness of the author's medical crisis and the gross things that he had to endure, this is a funny story and one of the most enjoyable Kindle Singles that I've read. The author definitely has a way with words. For example, after drinking some vile liquid intended to purge his bowels, the result was what he described as a "[four-letter word for excrement] tsunami." Another: after the final surgery, he woke up "wrapped in an adult diaper, just like the kind spurned astronauts wear when they drive across country to stalk someone.""An Unexpected Twist" was a warm, humorous story that I enjoyed very much.