Pop culture blogger, Brahm (Alfred Lives Here) has a mini-review of David Rakoff's book, Half Empty. Seems like it is a good read.

Brahm writes:

Half Empty has dark funny stuff like Rakoff's battle with cancer, touching funny stuff like being a gay Jew touring Germany, wacky funny stuff like the love affair between Jews and pork, and light funny stuff like his disastrous acting gig in The First Wives Club, a film he talks about and doesn't actually name because they would absolutely sue his ass for what he says here. READ MORE