Whether it was a year dedicated to following the Bible's every suggestion (culturally relevant or not), well, literally or the time he decided to read an entire set of encyclopedias and shared what he learned along the way, (which turns out, was plenty of randomness) author A.J. Jacobs' writing is always good for a laugh. Or several.
And surprisingly enough, it's not because his turns of phrase are laughable. In fact, the writing is darn good, which makes reading all the more enjoyable, of course.
So as you can imagine, once his latest book hit store shelves, I was excited to dive into another one of Jacobs' wacky social experiments (or several this time around) with The Guinea Pig Diaries.
As my oh-so-patient husband probably read something awesome and scholarly nearby, I would routinely break into mini fits of laughter as I reading The Guinea Pig Diaries.
And being the sweet hubby that he is, he even let me read select passages to him.
Whether Jacobs was outsourcing his life's more tedious tasks (including random arguments with his wife) to a secretary in India or attempting to give multi-tasking the heave ho, I simply couldn't turn the pages fast enough. It was like reading the "Twilight Saga" without all the aren't-I-too-old-to-be-reading-this guilt.
Thankfully, there's not even a swoony vampire in sight, just plenty more of Jacobs' biting humor and intriguing insights, which can't help make me wonder what he'll do to try and top this. Trust me, the mind reels...