The first great thing about it is that you don't have to be embarrassed if you are caught reading it. While other people are reading some maudlin tale Oprah told them to go buy-- you are reading an awesome book about people who smote their enemies in extremely awesome and intimidating ways.
The book is BADASS by Ben Thompson and it is awesome.
Ben Thompson needs to start writing more books immediately. BADASS is not only pretty historically accurate-- its hysterical.
Even his bio blurb is awesome: "even though he's never flown a jetpack over the Atlantic Ocean or punched someone so hard that his head exploded, he is considered by many to be the world's foremost expert on badassitude."
It is also awesome because the book celebrates the oft forgotten "female badass." When history actually bothers to remember the ladies- it loves to paint them as meek and helpless. LAME. Women are awesome and equally capable of badassery.
Favorite line so far? "The League of Armed Pussies was destroyed, the city of Copenhagen was captured, and the king decided to make Nelson a Viscount of Ass-Kickery."*
*NOTE: The language in the book isn't exactly PG. Its as if a really well-informed kid with tourettes is trying to tell you about awesome people he learned about in history-- while in the throes of a massive sugar high.
This was the only worthwhile book review I have ever read.
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