Sunday, June 21, 2009

My Third Run at a Holy Hullabaloos Review

I am actually now reading Holy Hullabaloos, and given how long it can take me to finish a book these days*, I thought I would try my hand at another review before the book gets made into a movie. Here's my last review of the book. I actually wasn't that far off last time, except that it is way funnier than "a chuckle-a-chapter". It's actually funny in an ingenious way, like when Jay reviews the various opinions on the establishment clause through a fake discussion among the Supreme Court justices, wherein they are eating beef jerky and four of them leave to get haircuts. Okay, it's even funnier than my summary. Get it. Read it. If law school had been this interesting, I might still be a lawyer.

* I have this view of myself as "I never have time to read anymore", but in fact, I have finished several great books in the past few months, including Netherland by Joseph O'Neill and My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell. I recommend them both highly; the latter is perfect for vacation and is the sweetest book I can remember reading in a long time, but not in a saccharine, annoying way. I also read At Play in the Fields of Lord by Peter Matthiesen, which went over my head, I think. I kept thinking, "Wow, this is a lot of symbolism," but wasn't sure what anything symbolized. I was reading The Tipping Point until I got Jay's book, so I am now, for the first time in awhile "not reading" two books. I will leave further reviews to my sister.

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