Another hilarious release-- just the right mix of slap-stick and high-brow comedy -- from Christopher Buckley. Although the idea of senior citizens committing suicide as a plan to save Social Security for future generations is a little "out there," Buckley did a great job of keeping the storyline and dialogue tight so that it did not end up a farce. I always keep my eyes open for new Buckley releases, and this one did not disappoint by making me laugh out loud many times.

Although this book was mainly about a teenager and was obviously targeted as a young adult title, I still enjoyed the book and did not feel it was too juvenile for me. I have read all of Hornby's fiction, and this effort was not as captivating as other titles such as How To Be Good and High Fidelity, but it did not disappoint overall. One thing I would have changed would be to have created a skateboarding hero instead of plugging Tony Hawk in -- the hook of real life into fiction was a little too much and cheapened the relationship.