Got a digital copy of Seinfeld's new book from the library.
Knew nothing about the book going in.
It is divided into sections by decade: 70's, 80', 90's, 00's, 10's. Each section has a one page summary of what his life was like. Then the rest of the section is just the jokes he wrote during that decade typed out. That's it. No commentary on the jokes or his process or anything like that. Just the jokes t6ped out.
Holy cash grab, Batman.
I guess it mildly interesting to see the subjects of his jokes change over the years. Like in the 80's he suddenly starts writing a lot of airport / airplane jokes. I'm in the 90's now. He wrote a joke about having a maid.
Do not buy this book.
In fairness, doesn't he need the money? /sarcasm font.
Got a digital copy of Seinfeld's new book from the library.
Knew nothing about the book going in.
It is divided into sections by decade: 70's, 80', 90's, 00's, 10's. Each section has a one page summary of what his life was like. Then the rest of the section is just the jokes he wrote during that decade typed out. That's it. No commentary on the jokes or his process or anything like that. Just the jokes t6ped out.
Holy cash grab, Batman.
I guess it mildly interesting to see the subjects of his jokes change over the years. Like in the 80's he suddenly starts writing a lot of airport / airplane jokes. I'm in the 90's now. He wrote a joke about having a maid.
Do not buy this book.
In fairness, doesn't he need the money? /sarcasm font.
Read "The Body" by Bill Bryson. Non-fiction book about the body (as you might imagine), but really well-written and entertaining. Essentially starts with the skin then goes from the head down, talks about how various medical discoveries over time. Would recommend as a light, easy read. Though at the end when he starts talking about diseases, if you're at all a hypochondriac, you may want to steer clear.
Read "The Body" by Bill Bryson. Non-fiction book about the body (as you might imagine), but really well-written and entertaining. Essentially starts with the skin then goes from the head down, talks about how various medical discoveries over time. Would recommend as a light, easy read. Though at the end when he starts talking about diseases, if you're at all a hypochondriac, you may want to steer clear.
Reminds me of a book I read this summer. Breath by James Nestor. I think it had been or still is on the NYT best-seller list. Its a 220 page book about breathing, which sounds pretty boring but was actually really interesting. Had a little bit of history, a little bit of science and some good storytelling. It was a weird feeling, I actually found myself literally breathing differently while I was reading it.
I am checking out books from the library for my Kindle.
That is typically what I will do as well. Occasionally there is a book I want badly enough to buy (either physical media [/MR] or on the Kindle), or check out physically from the library. However, 99/100 times I'm looking for a book, I'm browsing what is "in stock" from the library in the Libby app.