Name: Kritika Narula's review of How to Appear Normal at Social Events by Lord Birthday
Item: How to Appear Normal at Social Events
Rating: 3
Author: Kritika Narula

Lord Birthday

Behold the wisdom of Lord Birthday: a tiny mustachioed king who is as insightful as he is ridiculous. His bite-sized illustrations capture the inherent comedy of being human, and his guidance appeals to anyone who is striving against the odds, believing in both the absurdity and necessity of hope. How to Appear Normal at Social Events is an oddly cheering book of illustrated lists. Largely based on Lord Birthday's popular Instagram account, the book offers excessively absurd, occasionally wise advice on topics ranging from finding your life's purpose to defending yourself against forest clowns. (Hint: Set an oatmeal trap.)

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How to Appear Normal at Social Events

Emma Hak-Kovacs

Kritika Narula

(This book was a little different, and I can see why it is being fired, so i will write something in defence of the humour that this book is the brand ambassador of. ) 
All the books that are essentially comic compilations are funny, ticklish and a safe company for the days you want to read something but also don't. 
This one is different. This is too 2018. This book is the cringe-pop equivalent of literature. It is the The Office equivalent of humour. It only comes with an acquired taste and it is also not everyone's cup of tea. It becomes predictable, at times monotonous. But it is the humour that functions on the same rules as a pun: it has to be so bad it is good. The author takes a dig at many things, and the best approach to read this book, if it is to be enjoyed, is in lighter doses. The approach it takes is simple: there's a question, the answer is not going to be straightforward, or an answer at all, but a very wannabe joke. The joke is not where you should look for a laugh, instead, look for a laugh in the attempt, and in the cringe that it evokes. 

Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book in exchange of an honest review from NetGalley

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