This Is A Book By Demetri Martin

Review for Demetri Martin’s first book, the New York Times bestselling ‘This is a Book’. This is the first book review I’ve ever done so be sure to pass on any feedback you have.

From Publishers Weekly: In this collection of essays, musings, and drawings, Comedy Central host Martin (Important Things with Demetri Martin) gently skewers contemporary social trends, conventions, and insecurities, taking on topics from social hotlines to family and relationships. With a gift for describing awkward situations, Martin challenges readers to recognize the human need for connection and recognition. The theme is seen in a panel in which a limousine displaying two flags on its hood is labeled “important”; another displaying seven flags is “very important.” He also answers the big questions with essays like “Who I Am” in which he declares: “I am bravery. I am courage. I am valor. I am daring. I am holding a thesaurus.” Throughout, Martin jokes in many guises, silly one moment, barbed the next, and he achieves a satirical brilliance that moves easily among surprising topics, like philosophy, to easy targets, like healthy lifestyles. (Apr.) 
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