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Doug Fine: Farewell, my Subaru (Hardcover, 2008, Villard) 2 stars

Like many Americans, Doug Fine enjoys his creature comforts, but he also knows full well …

Review of 'Farewell, my Subaru' on 'Storygraph'

2 stars

It's clearly a book written by someone who's used to writing articles. It tries to be funny and talk about experiences, but then interjects it with helpful little factoids in balloon quotes. And he gets really annoying when he talks about politics and Fox News... I get it, I can't take it seriously either. That doesn't mean it's funny.

And don't get me started on including recipes in the book. That's transparently obvious padding, and helps to further trivialize what's supposedly his life's work.