This book got off to a little bit of a slow start, but once I actively started reading it I really enjoyed it. He pulls out some cool facts from his reading of the encyclopedia and he weaves in lots of details about his life as it is going by. The back cover has a bit of a life-detail-spoiler, so beware. :)

I had fun with the first half of this book. Some entires were definitely laugh out loud. Jacobs has no qualms about poking fun at himself. In a way, it is like reading the EB. At some point, you're going to get a bit tired of it. (Or if you read it at 2 AM while trying to fight off drooping eye lids.)

The entry on 'casanova' is one of the funniest quotes ever!

Jacobs is a witty dude. I laughed out loud a lot.

A nice, light-hearted true story about a guy who reads the encyclopedia from A-Z and goes on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Funny and enjoyable. His other books are great too.

This book was hard for me to get through, it didn’t grab me with the main story line at all. So for a book that should have been a quick read; based on the size, took me ages because I wasn’t invested in the story at all.

A funny note is that for a book called “Know it all” I found a spelling error on page 183, last paragraph in the second sentence, “... in some cosmic way to pinecones and seashells, whch also exhibit the Fibonacci sequence,...” they missed the “i” in which, this somehow makes me feel rather clever, I guess A.J Jacobs may know it all but his editors did not.

AJ Jacobs has a unique voice and I look forward to his next publication!

Perfect subway reading.

Funny, interesting, self-deprecating story of Jacobs' quest to read all of Encyclopedia Brittanica. It's best read in small chunks. His earnestness
and love of learning were winning and sweet.

At times, Jacobs' book made me laugh out loud. At others, I learned something. The novelty of the book dies down a bit about 200 pages in, but I did enjoy this book. His is an astonishing accomplishment and I'd like to check out his other efforts.

Interesting facts. Fairly well drawn together with personal insights.

I was bored while reading this book. Almost as much as I would be if I read an encyclopedia cover-to-cover.