My Life as an Experiment: One Man's Humble Quest to Improve Himself by Living as a Woman, Becoming George Washington, Telling No Lies, and Other Radical Tests Audiobook

" His schtick works much better in shorter form. When one gimick is stretched out over an entire book, it gets tedious. "

" An interesting compilation of articles written by a journalist who decided to challenge himself with living under different for each month of a year, many of them a little bizarre. I was a personal fan of the "George Washington" month myself. A book you can read, put aside, read a bit more and pick up as it is just a compilation of articles so no looming drama anywhere but enjoyable. "

" good aj humour! "

" I don't think it had quite as many laugh-out-loud moments as his first two books, and it had a different feel because he talked about a number of short-term experiments instead of one long-range experiment. But, I still really enjoyed it. "

" a confirmation that life is an on going process... most of us just do not do it so formally. reading it is equal to having an interesting conversation that interjects into your thoughts long after (like A.J. says his encyclopedia experiment still has on him). i do wish his footnotes were on the pages that they referred to... and that Washington's rules were on a pullout poster. "

" Funny and enlightening essays. I liked that he related all the different expereinces into the other articles, though I was a little confused when he mentioned things about his year of living by the Bible and reading Britantica. "

" It was a light read with some funny parts. I would call it more of a bathroom reader, rather than a book to immerse yourself in. But as a humor book, that's what I should have expected. "

" This is a man after my heart with his experiments. "

" Especially enjoyed his foray into radical honesty. Jacobs is an entertaining writer. "

" I love this guy and his wacky life experiments! This isn't my favorite of his so far (that would be the Bible book), but I found it entertaining, funny and even a little thought provoking. "

" I actually learned a thing or two from this book. I expected it to be just humorous light reading, but I found that he had some good points about slowing down and not letting the World's view of what might be important cloud our judgement. "

" A.J. Jacobs is funny. Although I did feel at times that he was just doing all these things to be able to write another book. But he is humorous and it was a very easy, enjoyable read, especially when I needed something light to read this week. "

" This is a really great, entertaining book. My favorite was the month of radical honesty. :) "

" Humorous and at some points downright hilarious but also very relevant as well as interesting and insightful. "

" At least as good, and as funny, as his last two (The Know It All and The Year of Living Biblically.) Easy and quick reading, and chapters can be read between other things since their topics vary so widely. "

" Collection of stories about his "experiments". Quite interesting and pretty funny in some cases. "

" Pick this up if you want to read a bad reality show. "

" A.J. Jacobs cracks me up! I find his wit serendipitous & random. It's always a joy to read the work of someone who makes you laugh (at yourself) as you recognize YOU(!) in their wonderings & experiences. Read it for yourself and see - "

" I'm going to give A.J. Jacobs one more chance, because I really want to read the book he did about health and fitness, but so far I think he's a giant douche bag. I spent the entire time reading this rolling my eyes. He comes across as such a chauvinist and sort of full of himself. "

" Incredibly insightful and hilarious! The things Jacobs learns from his experiments are fascinating, I particularly enjoyed the chapter about outsourcing his life. Particularly diverting at 3:00 AM when I was sick with the flu :) "

" This was a fun book. I especially liked the part where he had to do everything his wife told him to do. Great summer read "

" This was an interesting read about a journalist who runs mini one-month long experiments on himself and his life. A quick read and very interesting. "

" I didn't think this was quite as good as Jacobs other books but I did enjoy it and it was a quick read. "

" Just as funny as his other two. This guy is crazy and his wife IS a saint. I really like the ending where Julie got to finally have a say. "

" Fun and occasionally funny, but not side-splittingly so. Interesting and insightful, which I appreciate. The Year of Living Biblically was better, but only just. Almost makes me want to read Esquire. Almost. :-) "

" Good but not too deep and definitely short. I liked it but I didn't love it like I did his previous two books. "

" This book was hilarious and more insightful than I expected. Loved the audiobook version. :) "

" Funny. Better than The Year of Living Biblically, but not as good as his Reading the Encyclopedia. "

" Great Book. Lots of discussion can be had off of it with freinds and enemies alike. "

" While not as fascinating as The Year of Living Biblically, it was still a nice one-evening read. I especially liked the chapter on biases and would like to learn more about how my brain turns against me every time I try to make a decision. "

" I love AJ Jacobs and his brand of experimental journalism. Not all the month-long experiments recorded in this book are entertaining or intriguing, but the good ones by far made up for it. I can't wait to see what he does next. "

" I really enjoy reading A.J. Jacobs' books because they're humorous and contain fun information. I loved the situations and experiments that he engaged in, and how much he committed to each project. I can't wait to read about his reading the entire Encyclopedia. "

" Interesting book which explores how crazy ideas might work out in one's life. "