Author: Simon Rich
Narrator: Fred Berman
Publisher: Hachette Audio, Little Brown & Co.
Publication Date: July 2021
Genre: General Fiction / Humor
Buy The Book: Amazon | BN | Audible
Description: Called a “comedic Godsend” by Conan O’Brien and “the Stephen King of comedy writing” by John Mulaney, Simon Rich is back with New Teeth, his funniest and most personal collection yet.
Two murderous pirates find a child stowaway on board and attempt to balance pillaging with co-parenting. A woman raised by wolves prepares for her parents’ annual Thanksgiving visit. An aging mutant superhero is forced to learn humility when the mayor kicks him upstairs to a desk job. And in the hard-boiled caper “The Big Nap,” a weary two-year-old detective struggles to make sense of “a world gone mad.”
Equal parts silly and sincere, New Teeth is an ode to growing up, growing older, and what it means to make a family.
My Thoughts: New Teeth by new to me author, Simon Rich, is a wonderfully crafted collection of short stories that are equally heartwarming and riotously hilarious. Stories ranging from tips on parenting when dealing with monsters in your child’s closet, to a two-year-old private detective helping his baby sister client to solve a case, to murderous pirates finding a child stowaway on board trying to balance parenting and pirating, tagging along with Babe Ruth when he gets his big break with the Boston Red Sox and many more.
I liked some of the stories more than others, but overall, this was a fantastic read. The audio narration by Fred Berman was excellent. His voice talent is very apparent as he manages many accents and dialects in the different stories as well as his narration, infusing tone and emotion made for more enjoyment for the reader. Several of the stories had me laughing to tears while listening, with continued giggles after the story ended.
My Final Verdict: I had no idea what to expect from a Simon Rich book before I started, but I highly recommend this book to readers looking for hilarious and heartwarming stories. Simon Rich is definitely an author to keep an eye out for.
Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of New Teeth from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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