Review: An Entertaining Diversion
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 6, 2013
Nothing about the Amazon site for this book promises that the three essays in this free Kindle book will be so hilarious that they will change your life. Rather, they are, simply and honestly, amusing exercises by a professional comedy writer who has had a brilliant career in the entertainment business.The stories are not strident; they don't try too hard; they aren't boffo killers. They are dry, restrained, minimal, and all about observation and timing. Mr. Zweibel has the same approach and the same touch as other wry urban humorists who take an intimate but long view of people and their foibles - I'm thinking of Nora Ephron and Calvin Trillin. These stories are spare, rueful and understated. They also read more like confessional letters addressed to the reader than like performance pieces.I found the whole project refreshing and amiable. Not bad for a quick free read.  Thanks.Please note that I found this book while browsing Amazon Kindle freebies. I have no connection at all to the author or the publisher of this book.