Now that I'm done with this semester's two first midterms and its the weekend, I finally have the time to write the review of a book I finished about a week ago.
To say what this novel is about, is kind of hard. Mostly because it doesn't exactly have a real plot. The main character is a 20 something year old guy named Jason who lives in NY, and is kind of a loser (my idea of a loser, anyway). We get to see a few months of his life. Maybe a year, I'm not sure. But it's basically all the same: Get up. Get high. Go to work. Talk to sarcastic and witty friend Tina online. Go home. Get high. Go to bar. Get drunk. Hook up with super hot (and usually FREAKY) chic. Get high again. Repeat.
That's the basic formula. But I'll admit, I was entertained the entire way through. And actually, there is a slight plot that really has nothing to do with Jason's pants at all (well, a girl does "borrow" his favorite Dickies, and then never returns his calls when Jason wants them back, but tha'ts not important). It's basically that his life revolves around the things I've mentioned above, plus he's supposed to be the rabbi (everyone's Jewish in this novel... what's up with Jews always making everyone else Jewish in there books and movies?) of his best friend's wedding. Oh, and a few crappy things happen along the way, of course. Without a few bumps in the road there would be no story.
But let me assure you, the things this kid gets into are very... interesting. And Rosen is absolutely hilarious. Every other sentence almost makes me want to laugh out loud (I never laugh out loud unless I'm watching a movie and someone else laughs first). Just flip through to a random page, read a couple sentences and they will probably make you smirk. Watch, I'll do it right now...
"He resembled Jeff Foxworthy. I felt like saying to him, "If two girls are ignoring you for this long and you're still harassing them, you might be a redneck. Or, possibly... an asshole."Makes you chuckle a little, no? Or how about:
"You have to be seriously committed to be goth in the summer."
Because it's so true, right? Well I thought it was funny. Anyway, this book was a quick, fun, sometimes strange little ride. Probably more of a guy's book though, despite me (a girl, as you all know) having a vast appreciation for his humor.
Bottom line: I Just Want My Pants Back is hilarious and orginal. You could read it in one sitting. I don't think I'd tell anyone no, it totally blowed, but it also was no Hemingway.
1 comment:
this makes me want to pick up a copy and read it. Sounds like an enjoyable book that doesn't require too much analysing.
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