I didn't catch the playfulness, I guess. It seemed mostly dry to me. Still, my tastes are snobby sometimes.

I thought it was an alternate reality as well: the whole idea of intuition-ism, right? That would only work in another reality. Or was that exposed in a later part of the book? I also thought the vague setting and vaguer time did not serve the story well. They put the reader in a place of disequilibrium, of…

Yeah, JOHN HENRY DAYS sounds great. Like way more interesting. Why didn't we read that one here instead?

I must sheepishly admit that I've only made it about halfway through the book by now, because I really haven't been able to get into it because of just these reasons. It's like the guy had a strange idea that he wanted to make into a book, but he never questioned if it would really work, what it would really require,…

Is there anywhere to watch LOUIE free online? I really want to see it.

B+ is about right—maybe a B
But I didn't like the almost total absence of the show's personality from the book. It really felt like they were aping the style of OUR DUMB WORLD; the ONION influence is strongly apparent here. Also, it misses something: AMERICA (THE BOOK) ultimately came out to be one of the most…

I can't believe there's an overlap between JACKASS fans and AV Club commenters. What the hell are you thinking? Or wait, are you thirteen? I'm just going to assume you're thirteen and a little slow.

I just wonder
what Nicole Krauss will think of this book.

It does seem like a lot in one place. But I've ordered it anyway. I'll check it out.

The overall impression I get is that THE ONION has no idea how the hell to market itself in print. It's like they've tried everything, with some success, but never been happy with any of it. I thought the AD NAUSEUM books were great, but then those suddenly stopped. I have all the ONION books, and they almost all…

I would love a Smoove B book.

Already pre-ordered two signed copies, one for me and one as a gift.
Thanks for all the laughs and insights, Nathan. I always look forward to your work.

Yeah, that voice is awful. Though I bet the book is pretty funny.

These really are terrible, far-from-fresh, bound-to-fail ideas.

A terrific interview.
It makes me wish for another TENACITY book.

I'm so excited for the book
that I accidentally pre-ordered two copies by clicking twice. Some lucky friend will be getting a gift!

Well,
this sounds really great!

I hope you're right, too. On paper it sounds like the best thing ever. I think I'm going to love this. How can this not be amazing? Who cares if some of the lyrics are simple?!

Just ordered mine.
I love the book club.

Now that sounds cool. I totally want to see that. There's another low-budget well-reviewed zombie film I've been wanting to check out, too: COLIN. Anyone seen it?