This book kept popping up on my twitter feed so I had to buy it! I follow the author on twitter and  unfortunately think many of the essays would be better as tweets or even read on stage as stand-up (the author is a comedian). 

On the page, I did not find the level of depth or humor I expected in these essays. I sometimes smiled or paused to think but did not “laugh and cry out loud” as the inside cover prepared me for. 

Zimmerman is funny and certainly pulls out interesting poignant or thoughtful snippets from everyday life, but the writing made me feel like he wanted to hide or step away from life’s painful or weird or relevatory moments, not truly write to communicate them. I found myself longing for Patricia Lockwood’s “Priestdaddy.” 

My favorite pieces in this collection were “seven days of creation under capitalism” and “#2”.