Sep 12, 2006 | 240 Pages
Sep 20, 2005 | 363 Minutes
“If I were to die suddenly while the reading of this book were in my recent memory, I would probably beg to be reincarnated as a bird so that I could eat seed out of Rakoff’s hand. I can’t write a more loving review than that.” —Popmatters
“A cannily satirical tour guide.” —The New York Times Book Review
“The pleasures of reading what results when an exceedingly sharp pen encounters an exceedingly inviting target are not to be denied, and Rakoff offers many such delights in these pages.” —Washington Post
“The belly laughs start on page 7 and occur regularly throughout Rakoff’s frequently impertinent, occasionally irascible, yet always inimitable take on contemporary American society.” —Booklist
“Impuslively readable . . . completely and utterly original.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Rakoff’s strength is the turn of phrase that deftly and wittily dissects its subject at a stroke.” —Chicago Tribune
