How to Be Dull: Standing Out Next to Genius is one of the funniest books I’ve read this year. I read a lot of self help, self improvement, self actualization books and How to Be Dull shines a hilariously dark spotlight on the myriad benefits of staying just as you are. The humor is dry and … Continue reading How to be Dull by Basil Morley, A Reader’s Advisory
Twelve contestants begin to film a gritty reality show set in the wilderness. While they are filming, something terrible happens out in the real world. But, they don't know it. Will any of them survive? Will humanity survive? In the book blurb, The Last One is compared to Station Eleven and The Passage neither of which … Continue reading The Last One by Alexandra Oliva, A Book Review
Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead is one of the main reasons why I bought a juicer and have attempted to incorporate more plants into my diet. I'm not hardcore about it, but I try. I didn't know that Joe from that documentary is named Joe Cross and that he's written multiple companion books for that … Continue reading Reboot with Joe by Joe Cross, A Book Review
My daughter hates to read (gasp!) so I'm always combing through the stacks and online looking for reading material for reluctant readers- like this book. When Crocs Fly combines the sarcastic put downs and delivery of Garfield with the physical humor of Looney Toons. The jokes are mainly puns, misunderstandings, or a combination of both. The … Continue reading When Crocs Fly by Stephan Pastis, A Reader’s Advisory
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