This is a Book is 2 parts mediocrity and 8 parts profound hilarity. About the 8 parts: you know how when you read something so acutely funny that you are consumed with a flaming desire to stop everything and run into the street right now and tackle somebody, ANYBODY, to read a page to, because ...
I read through a few chapters in this book then decided to put it down because it wasn't for me. Demetri Martin is hilarious and I enjoy his stand up. I prefer non-fiction stories though and for there to be a theme throughout the book, even if it is just a collection of stories. I didn't get that...
Martin's intelligence and depth bring meaning to these drawings/commentaries that I didn't expect in a humor book. I am always surprised by his perspective and perceptions of the world. He navigates our social and linguistic constructs deftly, revealing the absurd and ultra-pseudo-logical as well...