Ant Farm : And Other Desperate Situations (Paperback)

from gonzobrarian

"I'm not trying to get negative, I'm just...(Sigh)" That pretty much sums up this snarky, cynical and humorous collection of speculations and observations from Simon Rich. It's a collection that presents a more youthful, upbeat resignation echoing the more reposed one found in the writing of Davi...

from lmichet

The college humor magazine I write for kept passing this one around. I can't tell you how jealous it made us all. This guy is hilarious, and his last lines are always fantastic. There are two great images in particular that stuck with me after I had finished: the images called up by the phrase 'm...

from howifeelaboutbooks

Read 2/10, re-read 2/12. This is definitely a book I'll keep coming back to when I want something light-hearted to read and inspire me. A bunch of short, funny essays and clips of dialogue or random ideas.

from kristenn

I was halfway through the book before I actually laughed out loud, but there were three more instances after that. Still a pretty low percentage, but I don't think it's quite my sense of humor. My boyfriend is more the target demographic and he laughed pretty much at everything. It became much mo...

from getupkid10

A funny, short book of vignettes. Think a short version of Jon Stewart's "Naked Pictures of Famous People". Not nearly as funny as "Naked Pictures", but consistently funny, and had enough belly laughs to make it a nice first book. "Ant Farm", "My Mom's all time top five greatest boyfriends" and "...