06 August 2007

The Book-a-Week Project, Book 22

Your Disgusting Head: The Darkest, Most Offensive and Moist Secrets of Your Ears, Mouth and Nose
Dr. Doris Haggis-on-Whey

Yeah, it's a children's book. So what? It ain't called The Novel-a-Week Project, is it? Besides, it's written by Dave and Toph Eggers, so it's absurd and therefore also appealing to adults. The design accurately apes the style of the thin volumes about gems and historical characters that, as a child, I'd take from the shelves of my grandparent's house when I couldn't fall asleep on Christmas Eve. The writing is almost stream-of-consciousness weirdness most of the time. It's funny. And kids would probably like it. I guess. Good for them.

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