Reviewed by: Keith Nixon
Genre: Humour
Approximate word count: 25-30,000 words
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Author:
Rodney
Lacroix is a father of two and a computer technician. He lives in New Hampshire
and writes a popular blog that list his many misadventures. Rodney has also
been a stand-up comedian and MC.
You can
learn more about Rodney on his blog.
Description:
Things Go Wrong For Me… details Rodney’s unfortunate
mishaps in life. From his childhood, through marriage, divorce, dating and a
vasectomy. Described in pictures and words this is a humour book with a
difference.
Appraisal:
Things Go Wrong For Me… is an amalgamation of Rodney’s blog
posts put into book form and I expect his long-term readers will be familiar
with most or all of them. This book is pretty funny, very clearly Rodney does
not take himself seriously. At all. He has an engaging voice and describes his
embarrassing situations with verve. And very bluntly with down-to-earth
language.
It is short,
approaching 30,000 words, but is padded out (not in a negative way) by a plethora
of drawings, diagrams, photo’s and text boxes to illustrate Rodney’s off the
wall thinking, like his ‘Cyndi Loppers’, Lacroix’s idea for an improved tree
trimming experience . It’s broadly broken into four sections – fat childhood,
parenting crap, dating disasters, and the vasectomy diaries.
I
particularly enjoyed the toboggan episode, the dating section, and a series of
‘draw somethings.’
Very funny
in parts, but not for me drop down hilarious. However, humour is a relative
thing. I’m sure many people would spend most of the book laughing out loud.
Well worth a look.
FYI:
Strong
language.
Format/Typo Issues:
None.
Rating: **** Four Stars
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