Undaground's Book Club

I've decided I need to recommend a book every once in awhile and call it a book club. Ever since Oprah botched the James Frey selection, there's been a void in the book-reading world. People are wandering aimlessly, clutching inferior reading material, now that they can't trust the guidance that's out there. Some have been so rocked by this, that they've sat down on an airplane with no reading material, content to roll the dice and get their entertainment from Skymall catalog and an air sickness bag. The other day I saw a woman at the park reading an instruction manual for a steam cleaner. Clearly, she needs Undaground's Book Club.

Before I get into this selection, I need to clear a few things up. In light of the James Frey controversy, I need to address a few issues about this "blog" and its content. There are some items written here that are slightly exaggerated. It's safe to say that all of the information is "based on fact", yet everything is not necessarily factual. Each blog entry is definitely "cooked in fact", but some fact content is lost in the writing.

For example, I never kicked a cop's ass for calling me "junior". The truth is, I got a parking ticket near a junior college.

I didn't actually invent the Slip and Slide. I used to like to play with it when I was a child, but I can't take credit for its creation. Once in college, we used trash bags and beer to make a slip and slide. That's probably where that came from.

I never "ate the entire Denny's menu" in one sitting. I had watched a show on competitive eating and I daydreamed about this, but it didn't happen. Once, I had a Super Bird AND half of a Moons Over My Hammy, but never the whole menu.

Finally, I was never married to a Rockette. I just completely made that up.

That being said, I now present to you the first ever Undaground's Book Club selection:

Marley and Me.

I read this book in two sittings. I highly recommend it to anyone who has a dog or ever had a dog. This book should equally appeal to men and women. Some, but not much, of the content is probably too strong for young children. You can go HERE to read the first chapter for free.

Trust me on this one, you'll be laughing and crying before you get through the preface. I recently recommended this book to my friend, Bono from U2, and he loved it.