Zombie Spaceship Wasteland : A Book by Patton Oswalt (Paperback)

from wjohnston

I know of Oswalt but I'm not that familiar with his work. But, from the reviews I read this sounded like it would be of interest to me. It's a little bit of everything - some memoir, some humor, some meditations on nerd culture. It's not as uproariously funny as I expected it to be. But there are...

from laurustina

I have to admit that I picked up "Zombie Wasteland Spaceship" for my husband, because it struck me as the kind of literature he'd enjoy in the library/bathroom. It took less than a day for the book to escape and make its way to the living room where the polite reading is done. As with most collec...

from sallowswine

Patton Oswalt has always been one of my favorite comedians, and this book apes and expands on his comedic persona (and personal life) with over-the-top drawn out descriptive passages and level 2 obscure references (Roxy Music's Avalon, North Dallas Forty). I must say though, if you're not a male ...

from wjohnston

I know of Oswalt but I'm not that familiar with his work. But, from the reviews I read this sounded like it would be of interest to me. It's a little bit of everything - some memoir, some humor, some meditations on nerd culture. It's not as uproariously funny as I expected it to be. But there are...

from captnkurt

It was... okay. I like Patton's standup, and his biographical sections, especially the recounting of the 11 days he spent performing for a coked-up comedy club-owning a-hole in Vancouver, Canada was the best of the book. The whole part on his pet theory about how geeks fall into the Zombie, Space...