Wednesday, May 20, 2015

#18: A Load of Hooey

I read A Load of Hooey by Bob Odenkirk a few days ago.  This was one of the books I received from the McSweeney Book Club that Levi ordered for me.  I didn't really know who Bob Odenkirk was, but it turns out he is Saul on Breaking Bad.  A plus I saw when first opening is that I received an autographed copy of the book.

This book was a series of short stories/poems.  It's done in a very sarcastic tone.  I didn't really get the humor in some of the book.  Some was kind of borderline offensive, but that seems to be the theme with comedians nowadays.

There were a few stories/poems towards the end that I enjoyed.  I really enjoyed the "Obituary for the creator of Mad Libs" and the story about getting a tattoo.  I found these really funny.  I liked the one about "the gluten free future" as well.  The rest of the book was just kind of blah for me.

Currently Reading:  The Case of Curiosities by Allen Kurzwell

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