michael

The first few chapters are classic Cross. Reminiscent of the type of brilliant riting that made Mr. Show so hilariously innovative. Introspective and imaginative rants about life and how ridiculous people can be. I especially enjoyed the Network Executive Meeting chapter.

There is no story. This is mostly a stream of consciousness attempt to fill enough pages to qualify as a book. As a long-time David Cross fan, I was disappointed. Using the book to respond to a blogger's comments is just self indulgent. The blogger's "voice" was an INCOHERENT synthesized effect that became increasingly frustrating as it went on, as you can only make out about HALF of what it says.

I enjoyed his intonations when he was reading the chapters, and the various characters that he portrayed. I liked the "extras" where he chides the listener for purchasing the audio book instead of the hard copy. While it was an innovative idea, having a band perform the chapter about "A Free List of Quirks for Aspiring Independent Filmmakers" was just AWFUL. The song was tedious and lacked any real form or melody, and it goes on for SO LONG that it becomes arduous to listen to. I would qualify it in the genre of "depressing goth music to slash your wrists to." Next time get someone snappier like BareNaked Ladies or They Might Be Giants.

No. For the love of god, no. Half of this book was witty and heartfelt, but the rest was just filling space. It gives the impression that he just did this for the money. Of course, that's why MOST people publish a book these days, so I shouldn't be so shocked. If this book weren't one of my FREE trial membership downloads, I would feel VERY cheated indeed.

If David Cross is obsessive enough to ever seek out and read the reviews for this audio book, then I'd like to apologize for being so harsh. I WANTED to like this. I've enjoyed almost all of your previous works. I did laugh a few times at this. But you lost me at "A Free List of Quirks." If that's the kind of music YOU enjoy, then it was presumptuous of you to subject your listeners to that.