The Will to Whatevs is by far the most ridiculous book I have ever seen. It is Eugene Mirman' s brainchild, a guide to life that "it would be great if 100 million copies sold!". He goes through from a person's early school years to death and the afterlife, using his immense experience as someone who people listen to to give advice to the modern person. Like 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Mirman gives practical advice that you can live by. You probably shouldn't, but thats a different question. Mirman finds the absurdity in the everyday facets of life. When he talks about businessmen he says: "Some people seem to be born with the business gene. They look at an old table on the side of the road and do not see an old table (not because their vision is bad; that'll be covered in the chapter, "Why Some People Can't See Old Tables"); they instead see opportunity.". Aside from being somewhat true, Mirman finds ridiculousness in the regular things in life. Although at times he got inappropriate (overall, he is not that bad compared to other comedians), I appreciated how he looks at the world. It is the ability to find the absurd in the normal and the ludicrous in the everyday that can allow us to live life happily while also getting things done. Before reading this book, I would check out some of his stand-up (a lot can be found on Youtube). While the humor doesn't completely translate to the written page, his style allows it to come pretty close. Multiple times I was sitting somewhere and getting stared out because I laughed out loud.
Yes, I just reviewed a comedy book.
