Book Review: Me of Little Faith by Lewis Black
I really enjoy Lewis Black’s comedy – his Comedy Central specials, his new show “The Root of All Evil,” his HBO special, etc. I picked up his first book, Nothing’s Sacred, and loved it. It was an autobiography of sorts with a running commentary about everything from politics to pop culture. When I heard he had a second book available I immediately went to the Kindle store to download it, but it wasn’t yet available. A couple of days later I bought it at Barnes & Noble (for full price, no less). But, as I explain in this post, I was happy to pay full price because I truly enjoy his work and I knew I’d like the book.
Anyway, I enjoyed the book. It had fewer laugh out loud moments than Nothing’s Sacred, but it was still funny. Black writes solely about religion in this book, a touchy topic to be sure. Some religious people could be offended by the book, but they should know what they’re getting themselves into. I’m not one to be easily offended, especially when it comes to stand-up comedy, so the book didn’t seem to cross any boundaries for me.
The book is funny in that smile-to-yourself kind of way, and has a few good laugh out loud moments. It’s an extremely fast read, with short chapters and an easy-to-read writing style. I’d definitely recommend it to fans of Lewis Black or to anyone that enjoys comedy poking fun at the seriousness of religion.
It’s now available in a Kindle edition
