In his debut, Ant Farm and Other Desperate Situations, Simon Rich isn't afraid to express his opinions. And he does that. He repeatedly ridicules things under the guise of humor.

The stories were a mixed bag. My favorites were the ride back to beersheba, ouija board, invisible, when small talk goes wrong, and the best - the apocalypse guy's story. But most of the others, were just Meh. The time traveller story and ironically, the Ant Farm were plainly boring.

this came out in 2007 some of the humor is dated (early aughts, not PC or not funny today) but it's still very clever. most stories are 2 pages.

Very Funny, easy read.

I have a really short attention span, so a book full of really short pieces really appeals to me. Especially when they are hilariously absurd. Really.

A thin book filled with short vignettes. Jon Stewart said this book is "hilarious" but I didn't find that to be true. I can't even say this book was amusing, and it's not that I didn't "get" it. Every piece in the book fell short for me.

Okay, not super funny but a few nice moments. They kind of read like sketch ideas for Kids in the Hall (the better ones) or Saturday Night Live (the not-so better ones.)

So so ridiculously funny.