Category: Comedy & Satire
The Martian
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2015/12/20/the-martian/
Title: The Martian Author: Andy Weir Publisher: Crown Publishing Group, 2011 Summary/Review: To understand why you will enjoy this novel let’s start with the author. Andy Weir was hired as a computer programmer for a national laboratory at age 15. He is a self-described...
Wolf of Wall Street
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2014/01/21/wolf-of-wall-street/
Title: Wolf of Wall Street Author: Jordan Belfort Publisher: Bantam Books, 2007 Summary/Review: It’s hard to believe that this book is non-fiction because Jordon Belfort, the author and main character of the book, has portrayed his meteoric rise from lowly assistant...
Dad is fat
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/07/06/475-2/
Title: DAD IS FAT Author: Jim Gaffigan Publisher: Crown, May 2013 Summary/Review: Anyone who has children, has been a child or knows anyone with children will love this book. Jim Gaffigan, a stand-up comedian best known for his riffs on Hot Pockets, has written...
The Fiddler in the Subway
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/09/28/the-fiddler-in-the-subway/
Title: The Fiddler in the Subway: The true story of what happened when a world-class violinist played for handouts – and other virtuoso performances by America’s foremost feature writer Author: Gene Weingarten Publisher: Simon and Schuster, July 2010 Summary: If you take one of the...
These Children Who Come At You With Knives
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/08/02/these-children-who-come-at-you-with-knives/
Title: These Children Who Come At You With Knives and Other Fairy Tales Author: Jim Knipfel Publisher: Simon & Schuster, June 2010 Summary: Fractured fairy tales have long been a popular genre in youth literature, and in this wicked, inspired collection, the grown-ups finally...
How I Became a Famous Novelist
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/01/06/how-i-became-a-famous-novelist/
Title: How I Became a Famous Novelist Author: Steve Hely Publisher: Grove Press, July 2009 Summary: Pete Tarslaw writes for a living: He works for a slightly-shady company that rewrites entrance essays for grammar-challenged college and grad school applicants. When he learns that his...
Into the Beautiful North
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2009/08/26/into-the-beautiful-north-2/
Title: Into the Beautiful North Author: Luis Alberto Urrea Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, May 2009 Summary: This book was deliciously lyrical and why would you expect anything less than this from the author of the widely acclaimed novel The Hummingbird’s Daughter and 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist...
When You Are Engulfed In Flames
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2008/06/02/when-you-are-engulfed-in-flames/
Title: When You Are Engulfed In Flames Author: David Sedaris Summary: In his latest collection of comedic essays, David Sedaris picks up right where he left off – spinning amusing, unforgettable anecdotes from everyday topics, from walking through a zoo alongside (or far behind) his partner,...
The Know-It-All
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2008/04/30/the-know-it-all/
Title: The Know-It-All: One Man’s Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World Author: A.J. Jacobs Summary: The premise of this book is quite simple: Jacobs, then an editor for Esquire, decides to fill the ever-growing gaps in his education by reading the...
I Was Told There’d Be Cake
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2008/04/08/i-was-told-thered-be-cake/
Title: I Was Told There’d Be Cake Author: Sloane Crosley Summary: This collection of witty, self-depricating, utterly hillarious essays examine what is means to be young, single and whipsmart in New York today. Crosley, who grew up in Westchester and has written for the New...