Review: Ego trip
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 10 13, 2013
Many of the reviews of this appear to be from people who have read the actual book:The Drunk Diet: How I Lost 40 Pounds . . . Wasted: A Memoir.  This is not that book.  It is a collection of seemingly random selections from that book, offered in the hope that readers will go on the purchase the book.I think that is a great promotional practice and I applaud the author for using it.  However, I have little interest in this book.  The author is mainly interested in discussing his own fitness journey.  It has about as much charm as having lunch with that co-worker who used to smoke and be overweight and is now majorly into fitness and just won't shut up about it.  Carl's schtick is his "heavy metal" lifestyle, so we're treated to frequently interjections about how much of a bad mother he is on top of everything else.Those who know they are fans of Carl (and he appears to have quite a few loyal ones based on the reviewers who mention his website) should just proceed to the full length book.  Those who are unsure will find this sample a good place to start, but I imagine for a lot of us, the journey will stop here.