Guinea Pig Diaries – Book Review
The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment
I recently got a Kindle, which I’ll review at another point, but was trying to decide what I wanted my first book to read on it would be. I had a list of books I’ve been wanting to read, and a few on a “look into” list…meaning, I’d heard about it, but wanted to check out reviews on Amazon first.
One of those books by AJ Jacobs was “The Year of Living Biblically”.
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
The thing is, I wasn’t sure if I’d want to read the entire book if I didn’t care for his writing style. The Guinea Pig Diaries would allow me to get a taste of his writing in smaller pieces. This way there were multiple experiments, and if I lost interest in a story, I could skip ahead.
Let me say, I am SO glad I gave it a chance. After enjoying the book immensely, I can say that I’ll now happily go back and read both “….Biblically”….along with another called The Know-It-All
In The Guinea Pig Diaries, AJ Jacobs does things like outsourcing his life – including arguing with his wife, posing as a nude model, along with other experiments such as doing everything his wife says, and filling in for his nanny on the “online” world of dating and handling the “details”.
AJ Jacobs has a comfortable, conversational tone in his writing, making light of his situations – as well as describing them in a manner that leaves you laughing out loud. This was a fun and quick read, and one that introduced me to a new author I wasn’t familiar with. He has previously written for Entertainment Weekly, and I believe currently writes for Esquire.
If you’re looking for a light read – this is nice in small bites, and was a nice first read on my new Kindle Reader
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