Rolling my eyes.  Laughing.  Shaking my head.  Laughing.  Rinse and repeat.  

 

That’s basically me throughout the entirety of this book.  You also could’ve heard me saying things like:  HOW do you get yourself into these situations? This cannot be true.  Do you have a brain?  

 

All joking aside, I became a fan of Comedian Nate Bargatze after I was introduced to him on SNL. (Seriously... the skits of him portraying Washington crossing the Delaware are some of the best of the show. Go watch them if you haven’t.)  

 

His deadpan delivery and quirky, nice guy routine easily entertains.  And in this new book, it’s much the same but with all new stories (except one that was worth repeating).  

 

This book was sarcastic and funny and heartwarming and entertaining.  Some of the stories were absurd, and yet, he managed to make them relatable and amusing.  There was no strong purpose or, truth be told, rhyme or reason to what he shared.  Just a bunch of ramblings.  And yet, it all worked.  

 

Chapters that really delivered:

👏🏻 Bowling 101—where he explains how he failed bowling at community college

👏🏻 You Changed McDonalds—where he prattles over the gall of McD’s updating their value menu

👏🏻 This Is Totally Our Year—where he lavishes love on his favorite undeserving college (you have to listen to his musings or be from the SEC to understand)

 

They say laughter is the best medicine, and I can attest that this book put a big smile on my face and left me uplifted.  

 

🎧 The audiobook is narrated by Bargatze, and it felt as though he was talking directly to me

while he reminisced over... basically any and everything.  He even added in small breaks with snippets of elevator music; in case the listener wasn’t a regular reader.  Bargatze excels at storytelling, and the cadence and tone of his delivery was well honed.  For me, this was a must listen, and I highly recommend the audiobook.  (The audiobook includes a PDF with pictures!)

Many thanks to my friends at @grandcentralpub and @hachetteaudio for the free #gifted copies of this book.  #partner