Smithereens

It's not often that a book causes you to make a fool of yourself on a interstate train or long haul bus ride, but Smithereens went beyond the slight upturning of the lips or smug satisfaction smile to truly laugh out loud moments where other passengers really wonder what's in your blood stream. This book rarely had a stumble, though it varied greatly in subject matter and type of prose. Agreeing...more

It's not often that a book causes you to make a fool of yourself on a interstate train or long haul bus ride, but Smithereens went beyond the slight upturning of the lips or smug satisfaction smile to truly laugh out loud moments where other passengers really wonder what's in your blood stream. This book rarely had a stumble, though it varied greatly in subject matter and type of prose. Agreeing with other recent comments by M. Hardy, Shaun Micallef is truly the Silver Fox of Australian comedy . . . what that means exactly is somewhat opaque, but the gist is this book is gold.   hide