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egoenner's review
3.0
Another audio book read by the author--vulgar, dirty, irreverent, surprisingly thoughtful and funny.
vegancleopatra's review
1.0
I haven't read or seen much from Penn Jillette before reading this and unfortunately now I feel like I may know too much. I did, however, know Jillette was an atheist so this plus the title made me curious as to the book's substance. Unfortunately the book contains very little on atheism and the chapters that do contain so much meandering by the author that it gets lost. Overall the tangential topics, ranting and general meandering by Jillette made the chapter headings and subjects pointless. I was also put off by the often crude and sexual notes by Jillette, if they're facts fine but the ones that were just to evoke a certain image or emotion from the reader annoyed me greatly. I honestly did not need to have some of the images he conjured in my head! Overall this book is very self-involved, light on atheism and heavy on rants and boredom.
nikkibd4033's review
5.0
I'm sitting here wondering if I'm really giving a book by Penn Jillette five stars. And the answer is, yes I most definitely am. I can hardly believe it myself. My expectations for this book were low. Even though I'm an atheist like Jillette, I sometimes find him annoying and abrasive on his show Penn and Teller's Bullshit!
But I defy any person of any religion to open their religious books and find any that contain as much joy, love, and appreciation for life that Jillette shows in this book.
And maybe I'm just feeling sentimental because my mother died less than a month ago, and Jillette writes so openly and honestly about his feelings for his parents and his children. Sentiment or no, Jillette's views on parenthood often had me in tears, and his sentiments on having been on Celebrity Apprentice had me laughing. Laughing and crying in one book? Five stars with no regrets.
But I defy any person of any religion to open their religious books and find any that contain as much joy, love, and appreciation for life that Jillette shows in this book.
And maybe I'm just feeling sentimental because my mother died less than a month ago, and Jillette writes so openly and honestly about his feelings for his parents and his children. Sentiment or no, Jillette's views on parenthood often had me in tears, and his sentiments on having been on Celebrity Apprentice had me laughing. Laughing and crying in one book? Five stars with no regrets.
scotchneat's review
3.0
A collection of personal stories and remembrances with some main themes: love of family, respect for people who make art (everything from porn to thought leadership, but definitely not Donald Trump) and atheism.
Jillette is a decent writer who is always willing to poke fun at himself, but also to try to really understand himself.
He gets a bit repetitive, but they are entertaining and sometimes sweet.
I still don't buy his explanation for why he went on Celebrity Apprentice in the first place.
Jillette is a decent writer who is always willing to poke fun at himself, but also to try to really understand himself.
He gets a bit repetitive, but they are entertaining and sometimes sweet.
I still don't buy his explanation for why he went on Celebrity Apprentice in the first place.
imzadirose's review
3.0
I didn't enjoy this one as much as God, NO! but the Happy Birthday chapter was better than both books together. I laughed my ass off. So funny!!
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