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Title: You Are Good At Things: A Checklist
Author: Andy Selsberg
Genre: Humor
Thingummies: 3
Synopsis: A list of all the random skills people have, from the ability to get stores to let you in even though it's closing time to the ability to always notice when people get new haircuts.
Thoughts: Yes, I realize that I just gave this a higher rating than I did carefully researched historical monographs and ambitious works of fiction. But I try to rate books on how well they accomplish their goals, and this one accomplishes its goals well.
This is not a deep work of towering achievement--it's a gag book. A bathroom reader. And you know what? It's pretty good at that. The items are witty, such as
- sweeping things under the rug (literally)
- sweeping things under the rug (figuratively)
You won't read it straight through, but as something to occupy yourself with for a minute or two at a time, this is cute. Although it may make you feel bad, as you realize that you do not have the ability to decide which doughnut you want with briskness and confidence, nor can you adjust shoulder straps to the ideal length.
Author: Andy Selsberg
Genre: Humor
Thingummies: 3
Synopsis: A list of all the random skills people have, from the ability to get stores to let you in even though it's closing time to the ability to always notice when people get new haircuts.
Thoughts: Yes, I realize that I just gave this a higher rating than I did carefully researched historical monographs and ambitious works of fiction. But I try to rate books on how well they accomplish their goals, and this one accomplishes its goals well.
This is not a deep work of towering achievement--it's a gag book. A bathroom reader. And you know what? It's pretty good at that. The items are witty, such as
- sweeping things under the rug (literally)
- sweeping things under the rug (figuratively)
You won't read it straight through, but as something to occupy yourself with for a minute or two at a time, this is cute. Although it may make you feel bad, as you realize that you do not have the ability to decide which doughnut you want with briskness and confidence, nor can you adjust shoulder straps to the ideal length.
