Review: Meaty Balls! by Vincent Daniels

Meaty Balls! by Vincent Daniels

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Irreverent, charmingly offensive and awesome!

First off, let me start with the maybe not so obvious. This is not a cook book. I searched the title and found this book plus a bunch of pasta and Italian food cookbooks.

Now that that's out of the way, I can tell you what I liked about this book. The short answer: absolutely everything!

Meaty Balls is an NC-17 compilation of personal observations, real life stories and hilarious musings about day to day life, religion, drinking, social faux pas, and embarrassing moments. Each chapter reveals a little more about the author and his unique outlook on life, all in a fast paced and witty package. I'm a huge fan of Dave Barry, and Vincent Daniels was right to compare himself to him.

I especially loved Pedro's grad party, the dirtiest look ever, and the acceptance of the janitor's award. I laughed at the absurdities, groaned at the awkward moments, empathized with the hero and related to those things I recognize in my own life.

It's not often I fully agree with a books description, especially one with such wild claims as this one, but in this case I do. If you like non-fiction humor based on real-life experience, don't mind a few f-bombs (there's a whole chapter on them by the way), and don't mind being offended in a fun way, then this is the book for you.

I'm definitely going to read this again and I hope to see more from this author again.



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