![]() ![]() “Protagonists’ Hospital,” which mocks the paltry injuries suffered by white male protagonists in Hollywood movies–as well as the fact that most protagonists are white males–is the best one by a wide margin I also really like “Optimist, Pessimist, Contortionist” “Frustrating Uses of Etc.” and “Fruit Vendor (Diary Excerpts).” Others didn’t work for me at all. The best of them poke fun at stupid people and movies. I absolutely love some of the pieces, but others absolutely do not work for me. There’s not an obvious theme to the collection, though it does hit similar ideas across several of the pieces. ![]() This is a Book is a collection of humorous essays, drawings, and charts by a comedian that I have never heard of but who-according to the cover flap-is an award-winning standup who has written for late night people like Conan O’Brien and Jon Stewart. I read This is a Book by Demetri Martin on my brother’s suggestion, sort of (he actually recommended it to my sister, but I have a very long road trip coming up, so I have to preserve all of my new books, so I’m reading loaners for now). ![]()
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