Read This Next: 500 of the Best Books You'll Ever Read Book

If you've seen a few of my sillier book reviews, you'll understand why I loved this book. I'm giving it a slightly higher rating than I've given other books of this type. These people are juvenile, playful, heinously un-PC, and utterly hilarious. This book provided me with numerous late-night cackle sessions and a long list of wonderful book suggestions. In their more serious moments, they also gave me a lot of food for thought.
The authors' humor is sort of like Dave Barry, minus the booger jokes. If you think of yourself as sophisticated (that's "boring" to the rest of us), you might not find it funny. You poor dear.

"Ever been betrayed by a pretty cover and a pair of alluring blurbs?"

YES! *shakes fists at Shiver*

"In a world where so many books disappoint - robbing you of your time and money, promising more than they can deliver - Read This Next is the wickedly smart, faithful, and attractive partner you've always dreamed would bring you true and lasting reading happiness."

WINNAH! WINNAH! CHICKEN DINNAH!

Seriously, this book absolutely fulfills that promise. There is no other book about books like it. It's hilarious and some of the commentary is just so spectacularly wrong. Awesome!

The recommendations in Read This Next are not of the typical variety found on most recommended lists. There are classics included, but it also spans a wide range over many different genres. There is even an explanation on the differences between steampunk and slipstream. Mittlemark and Newman write such witty reviews that you will want to read almost every single book they recommend.

Read This Next is organized in a way that you can easily skip to the genres you prefer, or read it straight through to discover new gems and not miss out on their snarky humor (recommend this option). The categories are:
1. Love
2. Memoir
3. Family
4. History
5. Politics
6. Humor
7. Work and Money
8. War
9. Religion
10. Death

This would be a perfect book to use in a book group. They recommend how to start a book group and include excellent discussion questions for each book.

Read This Next is a hilarious read! I would read this again and again. I really, really hope that the authors put out a Volume 2. Read the entire book for shits and giggles and don't forget to read the About the Author page. Funny stuff! This book is going on the top of my wish list!