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A review by lisaortiz1221
The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A.J. Jacobs
4.0
interesting, witty, funny, and just generally entertaining. this won't be the most profound book you'll ever read, but it is good fun, with a bunch of really great trivia facts thrown in. the writing is done in a simple alphabetical format, following the exploration of the britannica in chronological order, with lots of personal memoirs and journalist-like commentary of the actual feat itself.
the writing style made this an easy book to read in short segments without really breaking up the flow of the story in any way, which i appreciated. the facts, most of which i've forgotten now, were at times hilarious, depressing, or just weird. i found myself sharing the more random facts with my boyfriend (who i'm sure appreciated them just as much as jacobs' wife, which most of the times means not so much), but, the information was often just too interesting not to share.
i would definitely recommend this to anyone who loves trivia, random information and subtle humor, but i could understand that it would not be a book for everyone.
the writing style made this an easy book to read in short segments without really breaking up the flow of the story in any way, which i appreciated. the facts, most of which i've forgotten now, were at times hilarious, depressing, or just weird. i found myself sharing the more random facts with my boyfriend (who i'm sure appreciated them just as much as jacobs' wife, which most of the times means not so much), but, the information was often just too interesting not to share.
i would definitely recommend this to anyone who loves trivia, random information and subtle humor, but i could understand that it would not be a book for everyone.