Taylor Kay Phillips

This is probably best read a page or two at a time in the bathroom over a month or so instead of in large chunks over three days as it is a bit repetitive. It's mildly amusing, but a lot of the humor depends on the speaker being insincere or passive aggressive and that doesn't appeal to me much.

At the same time, having lived in the Midwest for most of my life -- Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Nebraska (with a couple times out of bounds in Massachusetts and Colorado) -- large parts of this sound pretty accurate, at least as far as white people go. I recommend You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism for a different perspective on Midwest nice.… (more)

I'm not Midwestern but wanted to check this out because I'm trying new experiences occasionally. I suddenly did understand what some Midwesterners had been trying to say to me, someone from the PNW. Missed social opportunities and misunderstandings abounded due to culture clashes I think. This book had me laughing, but three quarters of the way through, it was too much of a good thing. Hence, the star rating lowered slightly. It's a fun read, not to be taken too seriously but also educational in ways. Most importantly, it had me wondering: okay, so when does the Seattle/PNW version of this come out?… (more)