Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid
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Why We Suck
A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid
by Dr. Denis Leary
(based on 50 customer reviews)
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(Hardcover)
Author: Dr. Denis Leary
Publisher: Viking Adult
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59 out of 63 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 11/27/08
Too bad money can't buy a sense of humor
First off, this book is a riot from page one. I don't write reviews because I think everyone else out there does it better, but after reading the one star reviews on this book I had to chime in. Leary has a mean and angry style to his comedy. If you're easily offended, every other paragraph will get under your skin. This would not be the book for you. This would be a great book for anyone that does have a sense of humor and that can laugh at themselves without being offended.
The one star reviews annoy me. I like hard rock and to me, those reviews come off as being the same as if I wrote a one star review of the latest blue grass album because it's not what I like. It would be a waste of my time and the reader's time.
In the Prologue, Leary comes out saying that this is a comedy book. It is a parody, satire and poking fun. His exaggerated take on life. That's what all comedians do and Leary does it well. He also points out that there are endless things you can buy in America - but a sense of humor isn't one of them. Well put.
29 out of 39 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 11/19/08
Couldn't stop laughing
Hilarious. The kind of biting comedy that could only come from Denis Leary. The book tackles some of the most absurd things about our culture in a very funny and un-PC way. I would definitely recommend this book.
27 out of 38 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 11/19/08
delivers
At first I wasn't quite sure what to expect in a book from Leary. Actually...what am I talking about I think I knew exactly what to expect. This book reads like his stand up act; fast furious and funny as $h!+. Dennis leaves no stone or unturned and basically turns pop culture into a bar-b-que. He skewers everyone from Dr. Phil to Britney's mom to terrorists and cats. I wish he would have gone a little farther into politics but maybe this was written before the general election...
Def not for the PC Crowd.
12 out of 17 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 11/19/08
Classic Denis Leary
We've been waiting a long time for more biting wit from Denis, and this book does not disappoint. If you're already a fan, you will love this book. A new person investigating Leary - may be well, leery of this book. Fine. Stay away. You probably won't understand the humor anyway. As a prerequisite for anything Denis Leary, you need to be able to laugh at yourself and others without compunction. The thin-skinned & PC crowd need not apply.
4 out of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 11/19/08
better than sex...
Classic Denis Leary, doesn't hold back and not afraid to speak his mind. I found myself laughing out loud a lot, which is more than I can say for the many other "comedy" books I've read. Would definitely recommend this book.
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