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A review by laleha
Not That You Asked: Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions by Steve Almond
5.0
I love Steve Almond. I don't know how many times this book had me laughing out loud, and I know I was so engrossed in it that I unaware of both the completion of my son's swim class one evening and soccer practice the next!
Almond's tirades against beautiful writers and the Bush administration, his fears and dreams about becoming a father, his surprising role as the Red Sox anti-christ, and his love letter to Kurt Vonnegut were all engrossing and terribly amusing.
And if I ever have the chance to meet him again (saw him promote Candyfreak a few years back), I want to tell him that I also got a flat on the highway, had rude drivers not allow me into the right lane, and also had to break my Walmart boycott because it was the only place in the middle of nowhere that I could buy a new tire! Who knew?!!
Almond's tirades against beautiful writers and the Bush administration, his fears and dreams about becoming a father, his surprising role as the Red Sox anti-christ, and his love letter to Kurt Vonnegut were all engrossing and terribly amusing.
And if I ever have the chance to meet him again (saw him promote Candyfreak a few years back), I want to tell him that I also got a flat on the highway, had rude drivers not allow me into the right lane, and also had to break my Walmart boycott because it was the only place in the middle of nowhere that I could buy a new tire! Who knew?!!