First half of the book was extremely funny, but for some reason I kind of lost interest after that. Well worth a read for those who appreciate cynic and passive aggressive humor. ( )

I found Apathy to quite an amusing read. The book had a very wacky tone so you never knew exactly where the story was going to go. It also was full of what I would call politically incorrect irreverent humor. ( )

This is the most hilarious book I have ever read! I was on the bus reading this book. I was cracking up and everyone was staring at me. I recommend this book to everyone 18 and older. It was amazing! ( )

Vapid and sophomoric. I'd elaborate further, but I feel as though I have wasted enough time by simply reading this book. ( )

Like most everyone else, I bought this book by Max Barry's recommendation. I'd just started reading in English and this was maybe the sixth or seventh book I read, the first three being Barry's. I've since read it fource, which, considering I virtually never reread anything, is like 400% more times than any other book I own. You could almost say it's

My Favorite Book, by snykanen

Apathy and Other Small Victories is my favorite book. It made me laugh out loud. Shane, the main character was just like me. No, I don't sleep in public toilets. I've tried and it's very uncomfortable. But I like to read on the can. It's nice, like my own little kingdom, being enthroned. Unless someone occupies the adjacent stall. I also share Shane's love-hate relationship with this absurd little world we inhabit. And am an excellent alphabetizer, too, though I rarely get credit for it.
Apathy... changed how I see things. For example, I can no longer watch people eating bananas without laughing. Not to mention vampires riding dinosaurs, oh let's not even go there. I now know up to three words in sign language, thanks to Apathy etc, so I can fluently declare to a deaf person: shit apple genius.

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OK, so the plot is a simple mystery that in itself I mightn't give more than one star to, but of course it's only a vehicle for getting into all these ludicrous situations. The thing about books is that a great book doesn't necessarily need a great or elaborate plot or a plot of any kind, really. Whereas watching a plotless movie of someone thinking aloud for two hours is usually just plain tedious. You need at least a couple of explosions and a car chase to go with it. That said, AaOSV would make an excellent movie in the right hands. I'll end this rambling piece of vomitus by saying that this book isn't about hating your life but enjoying every craptastic moment of it.

Raise your stolen saltshakers in salutation. ( )