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nkfarrin's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
pyrimatos's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
mokiedokes's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
goosemixtapes's review against another edition
this is a book i read when i was wayyyy too young to read it and i can't speak to whether it's "good" but man has it stuck in my head ever since
mcrome04's review against another edition
5.0
I heard about this book when Simon Rich was on NPR. He read part of the hamster story and I just realized I had to have this. Every story is ridiculous and weird. He writes each story like it's the most serious thing though and that really makes it fun to read.
rocketiza's review against another edition
5.0
I'm a sucker for Simon Rich humor, and this is probably my favorite of his books yet.
skrpk's review against another edition
4.0
This hilarious collection of stories proves that "millennials" really are just spoiled little brats! The gem in this collection is the novelette-length "Sell Out" which features a time travelling 1914 Ellis Island immigrant in competition with his 2014 Brooklyn-hipster great-great grandson. Truly LOL!
pestosito's review against another edition
5.0
This had me cracking up - devoured it in a couple of days. I particularly enjoyed the process of finding out what world I was in / characters’s minds I was in when reading the first excerpts of each story (Hamster? Chimp? Elf? Old man waking up decades later than he was raised in? Ghost?). I look forward to exploring what else this author has written.