Lifeform

I had never heard of Jenny Slate, the comedian, actress, and screenwriter. She has enjoyed considerable success in all these endeavors, but as a writer, she excels. This quirky, totally original book may be a memoir if one is to believe that a human brain can totally live inside a planet of its own making. Many of the chapters are structured as letters to her doctor. She queries him about the most extraordinary and unbelievable subjects which, at times, are hilarious, and at sometimes deeply dark.

If a reader ever wanted to see what a free range brain would do by running totally amok, this is the scenario which she describes. The title of the book refers to the lifeform embryo which she is bringing into the world with the help of a rather mean stork. If you have ever deeply lamented the pock marks of your over used diminished soap, this is the book you want to read.