Zombie Spaceship Wasteland
A Book by Patton Oswalt

I didnt know who Patton Oswalt was before I started reading this book. I was just looking for something to make me laugh and it came up as a recommendation for me. If I was to go by this book I would have to say that Oswalt isnt a very entertaining comedian. I decided to look him up on Youtube and found, rather, that he is quite funny. The book is so much different then his stand up. It seemed to drift from one thing to another and there wasnt very much there that made me chuckle. I grew up in the same time as he talked about and thought I could really enjoy this but I didnt. I liked some parts of the book like Dungeon & Dragons or when he went on about some of the greeting cards. But still, it didnt make me laugh or even giggle. It was more like a thought when through my head that said either hmmm, I remember that or thats neat but nothing spectacular happened. I think if you want the real depth of Oswalt then watch his stand up but stay away from the book.

I relate to comedian Patton Oswalt to an almost scary degree. We’re about the same age, we both grew up as nerdy sci-fi/comic fans in areas where there was absolutely nothing cool going on, and we both seem to share a bleak outlook when it comes to people. I loved his routine Text from his My Weakne......more

Needing a little break from all the "serious" books I've been reading lately, I picked up Patton Oswalt's "Zombie Spaceship Wasteland". If you've ever seen an episode of King of Queens, watched Comedy Central, or have seen the films "Ratatouille", "Failure to Launch" or "Young Adult", then you know......more

On the back of this book, there is a blurb from Dave Eggers. He says that this is the book that finally proves Patton Oswalt is a writer as well as a comedian. This will go down in history as one of the many, many things that Dave Eggers is wrong about. I am a lightweight comedy nerd, and I have noth......more

Hmm, is it time to write a review of Patton Oswalt's book? I expected to put the book down upon finishing it and eagerly race to Goodreads to pen a five-star hosannah extolling the multifaceted brilliance of Mr. Oswalt's first official literary endeavor, but the reality is that I was slightly disapp......more

I've had numerous friends recommend this book to me, and apparently they know me pretty well, because I loved it and thought it was hilarious from beginning to end. If I might digress for a brief rant, however (and this is nothing against Patton Oswalt or this book), I just want to lodge a complaint......more