I had seen this around bookstores and wondered about it, so when it was on a Thrift Store shelf for 50 cents, I picked it up. It's a book of essays that can be read in any order, but they do have recurring characters. The humor in this book is biting and clever. I'm not sure it's good for me! But "wickedly funny" comes to mind. I kept thinking of Arthur Mecchi as I read it...It's a similar sense of humor.
It's hard to believe that someone could write about their meth use and have it be funny. Somehow, it is! The absurdity of his thinking as he was high was both heartrending AND funny. His family stories are just unbelievable; in particular, his parents. He captures their absurdities brilliantly. I wondered throughout this book how true some of his experiences were. One, where he works as a mover in NYC, was so descriptive and cleverly funny that I read it out loud to Leonard.
I think I'll keep this around to read again on occasion...but not sure if I'll read any more by this author. It is fun to read these vignettes and enjoy them one by one. It'll be good for my 3AM wakeups when I can't get back to sleep, but need something shorter to take my mind back towards slumberland.
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