I read about 2/3s of this book last night. It was on the new release shelf at the library and I remembered the texts from bennet tumblr.The stories about having Bennet as his house guest are brilliantly funny.The parts about his girlfriend are a little contrived. I understood her reservations about having such a troublesome crew move into her home. But she became unrelatable to a ridiculous point through the story to the point that she was willfully hurtful and offensive. The fact that she called the writers family "trash" and he had no reaction did not sit with me. I couldn't sustain my disbelief there and it went down hill. A cheating scenario with no foreshadowing etc.The 11 commandments section was equally contrived then I got bored and went to sleep. Part of me wants to continue reading but its like sitcom level lazy humor and plot for this 1/3 of the book so most of me says no. A couple years ago, I fell in love with a blog on Tumblr. It was possibly some of the funniest shit (pardon my french) I'd ever seen. What blog? You may ask. Well ... Texts from Bennett, of course!So, when I came across a post from Mac, while perusing my Tumblr dash, stating Texts from Bennett was becoming a book, I thought, I might just have to read that!I must admit, I figured it would be more of what I would call a bathroom reader -- a book that's hard to get caught up in or lose your place, filled with pages upon pages of snippets, which in this book's case would be text message conversations -- but even still, if it was even an iota as entertaining as the blog, it would definitely be worth the read.Prior to the book's release, I took advantage of the excerpts posted online -- chapters 1 and 3, if I remember correctly -- and I was pleasantly surprised to find, the book was nothing like I expected. It was a real novel, with a real plot and story, and from those two chapters, my excitement for it only grew.From those two chapters alone, I could already tell that Mac Lethal was an excellent writer and that Texts From Bennett would be so much more than I'd originally thought and when I finally got the book from my local library and started reading it, all of that was confirmed. The book was absolutely amazing! So amazing, in fact, that I plan to purchase my own copy soon.The plot was a wonderful and touching story about love, growth, family, and acceptance, with texts from Mac's cousin Bennett thrown into the mix, and I found it very entertaining, endearing, and well written. Assuming it was based in truth -- which as far as I know, it was -- Mac's obsession with becoming a rapper at a young age and preparation in doing so, really payed off big time when it came to writing this novel. He knows a lot of words(from apparently many hours of reading dictionaries and Thesauri)and he knows exactly how to use them. His ability to describe things was not only skilled -- to the point I didn't even have to think about it to get a clear picture in my head of whatever was being described -- but extremely colorful and witty and hilariously funny.Actually, the entire book was witty and funny. While reading, I've never laughed so hard at anything in my life. As I read it, page after page, I laughed and laughed, and laughed, until I finished, and then I was left wanting nothing but more.Overall, I would totally recommend this novel to anyone that's looking for a quick read, a great, heartfelt story, and a good laugh, hence my five out of five star rating.Disclaimer: I borrowed this book from my local library and all that I've said is my own honest opinion. I was not paid to review this book.
Do You like book Texts From Bennett (2013)?
Super Funny, just like his twitter account.
—lissarau
