So far in this book you basically get told of his on goings in his personal life. How he goes on trips ( planes, cars, and subways). He tells you about the weirdest things. What he tells you is not really that relevant. The fact that this is an autobiography makes it hard to relate to the character, setting and/or conflict. There really isn't a setting, there's no plot, and no conflict. You could say it might be a dull book, but really it's not.
Jerry Seinfeld is a somewhat middle aged man (well at least when this book came out), he has life experience. It seems like he takes everything that he goes through and puts it in to his comedy act. Understandable, due to the fact that that is where most comedians get their material from, life experiences. He has story's of what happens when he gets into a relationship, well at least how bad relationships end. He flips it and puts his own perspective on it. He says its like having a car, you need a owners manual. And "the directions of operation in a relationship are detailed and specific nonetheless. So when you start out with someone, you're essentially driving a strange car for the first time and the directions aren't labeled for you "(pg 20). He likes to add that kind of things into his comedy.
How can you really relate to a real person, we're our own unlike people. That's a good question, can we? But that's not really here nor there. He has many complaints about things such as hygienic keep up. "Women can put hot wax on there legs and pull their hair off, but they are afraid of little bugs". He is complaining about that because its true. women go through all this stuff to look good, and guys don't. They might go for a hair transplant but they really aren't fond of it.
There are a few outdated jokes in this book. But if you have the "Game Show Network" then you might get one of them. "You know that in ancient tribal cultures, they would sacrifice a virgin....they would find some girl who has never been out with somebody and they would throw her into a volcano. Now there is a first date she'll never forget. She winds up in heaven talking to Chuck Wollery. 'So, tell me, Lisa, how did the date end?' 'Not well Chuck, Not well.' 'Well if you would like to be thrown into a volcano again, we'll pay for it...' Now come on how eighties is that to talk about Love Connection.
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Mike, sounds like funny stuff. It may be difficult formulating responses based on the questions I gave you.
However, this should be a fairly easy book to respond to. Take one of his observations and run with it. Explore it. Find other examples that are similar. Or...riff off his joke with your own. There's an infinite amount of places you can go.
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