Review: Great fun!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 14, 2013
This is the type of book that I would describe as being about nothing and (at the same time) about everything! Perhaps best enjoyed in small doses, it covers a lot of territory in a blunt and, at times, very un-P.C. manner that I personally found to be most refreshing. After all, there is something to be said for being frank and open about things, especially when the author dissects the personalities of various "types" of individuals. Even the various races get analyzed in a way that might offend the overly sensitive reader but which brings to light the way many people would describe them if they were to be totally sincere in expressing their feelings and opinions.In all honesty, how many of us never get annoyed by that obnoxious person who drives erratically, that school bus that insists upon stopping at every other house, or that big-mouth dude (or gal) who thinks (s)he knows everything?I had a terrific time as I read this and actually found the writer echoing my own thoughts, as I was reminded that, if we can't laugh at ourselves and at our own idiosyncrasies and inner prejudices, then we're basically just "P.C. crybabies" (as the author himself puts it on at least one occasion). In other words, a lot of the writing here is clever and amusing: for example, wondering whether Gatorade is actually beneficial to alligators (silly, I know!)and in another chapter referring to a prominent female politician as a "pseudo-woman." (Or how about categorizing people over the age of 40 as OLD???)This book may not be to everyone's liking, but we all have different tastes and personalities (as the author repeatedly suggests), so what else would you expect?(I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.)