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billiamdyemyhair's review against another edition
4.0
Maybe the lobster were the friends we made along the way.
The essays are wonderful in every way but many tend to veer off into tangents that can feel very unnecessary. Very much worth reading tho (especially Consider the Lobster, Up Simba, and Mrs. Thompson’s)
The essays are wonderful in every way but many tend to veer off into tangents that can feel very unnecessary. Very much worth reading tho (especially Consider the Lobster, Up Simba, and Mrs. Thompson’s)
thebeercanon's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
nfassino's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.25
bobednj's review against another edition
5.0
Named one of the top 75 books of the last 75 years by Parade Magazine, this collection of essays begins with a dreadful analysis of the adult entertainment industry, but triumphantly emerges with analyses of lobsters' feelings and the conservative talk radio phenomena. You will never look at a lobster in quite the same way. I personally enjoyed the brutal analysis of tennis champion Tracy Austin and why her banal autobiography was a direct consequence of her profound athletic skill.