Whats Not to Love?: The Adventures
of a Mildly Perverted Young Writer by
Jonathan Ames
What's Not To Love About This Book?
Jonathan Ames is one of the funniest writers in America, so says Jonathan
Ames, who is actually writing this flap copy, which is the publishing
industry term for the boastful fluff you read on the inner portion of most
hardcover book jackets. So let the truth be known: Most writers write or at
least rewrite their flap copy. And why not? They are writers after all. For
the flap copy on my last novel, I had the audacity to pronounce that I was
one of Americas most talented young writers. My mother read that and
was very proud, pointing it out to me. I then said to her, I wrote that. But
she was still proud; she probably didnt believe that I wrote it. In fact, she
doesnt believe most of what I tell her, but thats probably because she
couldnt take it if she did believe me. Which is a good way to describe this
book, this comic autobiography: Its the kind of book ones mother shouldnt
read, though there are several passages where I profess my great Oedipal
love and desire for my mother, which she might find flattering. What else

recommends this book, or, rather, what recommends me, since this book
is about me. Well, Im bald and ribald, Im like Rabelais and Danny Kaye,
sometimes Im straight and sometimes Im gay. Well, not really. Im almost
never gay, but it rhymed nicely with Kaye, and also I tend to be depressed
rather than gay. But I do like to make others laugh, so if youre standing in
a bookstore, I hope youll find this book funny and I hope that youll move on
to my introduction, where Ill further implore you to keep reading, with the
idea that youll eventually purchase the book, which is the point, by the
way, of flap copy.
Personal Review: Whats Not to Love?: The Adventures of a
Mildly Perverted Young Writer by Jonathan Ames
After reading Mr. Ames' "Wake Up, Sir" and enjoying it very much, I
decided to give this book a shot. The frequent bouts of laughter that I
emitted over the author's jaw-dropping sexual exploits and willingness to
describe many personal aspects that no well-adjusted individual would feel
a need to share with the world was surprisingly entertaining. Mr. Ames has
a real talent for writing colorful and funny prose. This unexpected
voyeuristic journey was well worth the trip, but I may need to aggressively
scrub my eyes with holy water and a wire brush. In this case, it's an
acceptable trade-off.
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