Title: Not literature, and thank God
Product review: In the interests of full disclosure, let me say: A) I know the author; B) He did not ask me to do this. Mostly, I'm motivated by the completely idiotic Kirkus review -- of course the author doesn't offer serious solutions. It ceases to be funny and turns into a policy paper if you offer solutions. Steinberg's take on the post office in "B is for bureaucracy" is dead on, as is "O is for Oprah." What the Kirkus review claims is the one bright spot, the terza rima parody, is the singular unfunny chapter in this book. And as for going over familiar ground, no one that I've seen has gotten to the heart of Oprah as has Steingberg. This isn't literature, and thank God. It's a hilarious, often mean-spirited look at what annoys the hell out of the author, and it doesn't pretend to be anything else.
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