After taking my sweet, savoring time through over 600 pages on the life of Willie Mays, it was only fair that I run full-tilt through an easy read. Jason Mulgrew delivers that and more in EVERYTHING IS WRONG WITH ME: A Memoir of an American Childhood Gone, Well, Wrong.

Mulgrew goes to pains describing himself as fat, pasty-white, pathetic and a loser. What he is, however, is a gifted humorist with a talent for self-deprecation. There were no less than two places in the book where I thought I was going to pass out from laughing so hard.

If you read my past reviews you will discover I have an affinity for funny memoirs. I am still in love with Diana Joseph. This book stands up well with any I've read. I have no problem suggesting this book if you like to laugh while you read. While being an easy read, this book is by no means simple. The author clearly grew up with an amazing cast of characters in his neighborhood and his eye for detail and the quirks of life serve the reader well.

Mulgrew has a popular blog (though I hadn't read it before the book), and it is bookmark-worthy in its own right. I look forward to getting my Mulgrew fix online while I wait for his next book.

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