A review by kristireads
Waiting for the Punch: Words to Live by from the WTF Podcast by John Oliver, Brendan McDonald, Marc Maron

3.0

I chose to read this book during the Covid-19 “self-isolation,” thinking it would be a funny, mood-lifter during an otherwise dark time. I was wrong. There are a few humorous stories that made me chuckle, but a lot of the book is dark and serious. It’s not a bad book, it’s just not what I expected nor what I needed at the time. “Success” was my favorite section...not surprising, since that was the most positive, uplifting section of the book. A lot of the advice shared in “Life Lessons” was appropriate for the Covid-19 situation, with the emphasis on understanding that you can’t control a lot of what happens in your life, and you have to try to make the best of whatever life throws at you.