#BookReview - Fighting the Effects of Gravity by James Robinson, Jr. #humor #satire

Fighting the Effects of Gravity: A Bittersweet Journey Into Middle Life by James Robinson, Jr.
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I invite anyone on the threshold of middle-age to take a peek at this hilarious yet serious book. James Robinson woke up one day and realized his once buff body had sagged and taken a different shape. Aches, pains and body parts he didn't know he had cried for attention. And boy does he make fun of that Middle Aged Face, when trying to read small print without seeming as if you can't decipher it.

His observations of middle aged dancers is also spot on and a riot. And then there is the brain mush memory issues. While laughing about the indignities of medical examinations and the been-there-done-that seen-it-all head shake, Mr. Robinson looks ahead to old-age with dread. He expounds upon death and dying and then attacks the life-plan many people have bought into. The final analysis. It's never too late to start living. Middle age is the perfect time of life to set yourself free and begin self-actualizing.

I enjoyed these essays for both the humor and the truth.

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