Paula Poundstone

In this book, comedian Paula Poundstone goes on a search for happiness, testing various ideas she has heard will bring happiness (e.g., exercise, being organized, giving a hug, helping others, etc.). She presents all of this is pseudo-scientific way with a hypothesis, field notes, observations, etc.

However, each one of these theories is just a way in to talk about various things in her life, such as being a single parent, dealing with her kids, why she has so many pets, her obsessive need to talk, her time on NPR, etc. That is not a criticism; in fact, being a fan of Poundstone's podcast, some of these things were familiar items she's talked about before and she is always humorous when discussing her thoughts. When I first started this book actually, I felt it wasn't as funny as the madcap format of her podcast; however, once I got into the rhythm of this book, I quite enjoyed it as well.

The audiobook is read by Poundstone herself and features some added in extras, such as music and effects. All and all, this makes for an entertaining read.… (mehr)