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In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks…And Other Complaints From an Angry Middle-Aged White Guy

Adam Carolla

Humor

I assumed this book was more of a memoir, but alas, I was wrong. This is purely a humor book, with Mr. Carolla sounding off on a bunch of different topics. I’ve never been a fan of these kind of books, and I’m not about to start now.

I don’t even really know how to review this. Mr. Carolla talks about a little bit of everything—his childhood, meeting Jimmy Kimmel, politics, TV shows…you name it, he probably mentions it. Some is funny, some not so much. Like his second book, Not Taco Bell Material, he can be quite crass and even offensive at times. But that’s when you have to remind yourself that this is a humor book and he wants to make you gasp and feel outraged. 

If you’re a fan of Adam Carolla, you’ll like In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks. If you’re not, skip this one.

Right Back Where We Started From

Not Taco Bell Material

Adam Carolla

Memoir

This is actually Adam Carolla’s second memoir, and now that I’ve read it, I definitely plan to pick up his first one, In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks.

While not as hilarious as Michael Ian Black, Mr. Carolla still made me laugh out loud quite a few times. He told most of his story in his first book, so in this one he takes a different approach by centering each chapter around all the houses and apartments he’s ever lived in. My only squabble with his material is that he tells a lot of scatalogical stories. So if you’re not into tales of pooping and passing gas, you might be skimming a lot. He’s also pretty liberal with his language. Basically, you shouldn’t read this book if you’re easily offended.

I would recommend Not Taco Bell Material to anyone who enjoys comedy memoirs and gross-out humor.