
This was one of the oddest, most random books I’ve read. It is a collection of stories written by B.J. Novak, with also some stories that seem to come from newspapers or magazines, or something else that I didn’t understand. Or maybe he wrote everything and confusing his readers was the point. Some stories are long, some are short, some are funny, some a depressing, some are fascinating, some are boring, some are cute, some are touching, some are surprising, some are ridiculous… It was a very unpredictable book to read because I never knew what to expect.
The funny stories were really funny. I laugh out loud when I read the story about the astronomer (my favourite story of all), or the warlord, or John Grisham, and also the one about how February got its name; the story about the box of frosted flakes was very cute and hilarious, and so were the ones about the school director, the couple in heaven, the sex robot who falls in love, and the translator.
Overall, it was an interesting book because it was really different from most of the other books out there, and I laughed, not always, but a lot.

Laughing out loud is good for one’s health, but what about Rosie? Wasn’t she too scared every time she heard you chuckling suddenly?
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