2. I'll Mature When I'm Dead

2. I'll Mature When I'm Dead by Dave Barry (4/5/2011 - 4/7/2011)

Dave Barry has always been one of my favorite authors, and I suspect that he always will.  I have read just about all of his previous books, loving every one, and I was so excited to finally read his latest book (and one of his first since retiring from newspaper journalism).  I was not disappointed :)

This book is hysterical from start to finish.  Highlights include: a "guide" to dog ownership, a spoof of TV's 24, and a funny and surprisingly touching essay about watching his son get married.  Barry is always an easy read -- his prose is good but not particularly deep -- but beware of reading this book around other people! I was reading it in a lobby on campus that had maybe 2 other people in it and kept getting stares and weird looks because I was trying to stifle snorts of laughter or just straight-up laughing uncontrollably. 

There's a quote on the cover of one of Barry's other books (I think it's Dave Barry is Not Taking This Sitting Down) from the New York Times, which says "Reading Barry with another person in the room invariably elicits one of two responses: 'What are you reading?' or 'For God's sake, shut up!'"  This still rings true for me every time I open one of Dave Barry's books. I can only hope he writes more!