Facts That Will Scare The Shit Out Of You. Cary McNeal (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
This book could possibly go on my 'horror' shelf, after reading just the first few pages in the 'Are You Gonna Eat That?' chapter...eek! The subtitle to this is 'The Ultimate Bathroom Reader' and I bought it for just that but it hasn't made it beyond the breakfast bar yet. I know, why not gross myself out while eating? But I'm afraid if I put this in the bathroom, my butt will be sporting a weird toilet-seat imprint/dent for sitting too long. That has my wondering how hygienic is this? Talking about germs on the toilet handle...ewww! Should I be wearing gloves while handling this book once it's been in the bathroom for weeks or months? This is a pretty decent book. Given in short hits, it provides a lot of quick facts. The only thing that keeps this book from being better is the author's need to follow each factoid with a snarky remark. I'm not sure if he intended these remarks to be a tension breaker from some of the more stunning facts or not, but most of them come off as unfunny at best, and insulting at worst (one such remark implies that people who claim to see ghosts are insane). I personally stopped reading these "funny" remarks regularly half way through the book, picking up on the rest here and there. Thankfully, the book chose to put the commentary in italics so that it becomes easier to bypass them. Do rRead the book for the facts contained within it, just don't bother with the commentary the author insists on adding to it.
What do You think about Facts That Will Scare The Shit Out Of You. Cary McNeal (2011)?
Waste of time. I already knew all this stuff.
—dcloots
Hilarious, entertaining, and yes, scary.
—Booklover99
