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A review by laurenkd89
Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant by Joel Golby
3.0
I've never read any of Golby's essays before (although Wikipedia tells me he is one of Vice's most-read staff writers), and I was pleasantly surprised. Of course, as is true with almost all collections-of-things, I liked some of the stories better than others - notably the essays on camels, Monopoly, dinner parties, and landlords. I laughed out loud at all of those—Golby has a funny, relatable, conversational way of writing that just makes you burst out a short giggle here and there.
But, some of the other essays were too weird, short, hard to read, or confusingly organized for me to get into. Golby also writes in a way that makes you think that this guy really likes to listen to himself talk and think his life is the most interesting life. I understand that this is how most humor-essay-collections, standup routines, etc. are written as well, but I didn't think Golby's anecdotes were as funny as he thinks they are. Maybe I'm just not the right audience here. Solid 3 stars.
But, some of the other essays were too weird, short, hard to read, or confusingly organized for me to get into. Golby also writes in a way that makes you think that this guy really likes to listen to himself talk and think his life is the most interesting life. I understand that this is how most humor-essay-collections, standup routines, etc. are written as well, but I didn't think Golby's anecdotes were as funny as he thinks they are. Maybe I'm just not the right audience here. Solid 3 stars.