The Guinea Pig Diaries Review

The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment by A.J. Jacobs
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

At first I thought that he had cheated a little bit with this book because it is just a collection of articles and experiments that he wrote for Esquire, but because I don't read Esquire I realized that this book was meant for me. The essays are short (a chapter each) and have a CODA about his thoughts now or after the experience of each project he tries - which makes for a really fun read. He does have the propensity to repeat himself, but don't we all.

Best in the book? The rational mind experiment (boy, your mind is presupposed to do a lot of crap that you don't even realize) and the George Washington experiment. George isn't my favorite president, but he made him more so. His observation that Obama is more Washington then Lincoln is spot on and I wish he would write further about that somewhere - good info that I would love other people (who won't read this book) to read. All in all, a great before bed read and great fun.

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