Comedian Jim Norton has built his career on saying what’s on his mind — whether you like it or not. Jim Norton’s latest book, I Hate Your Guts is due to come out on 4th November this year.
In the book, he takes aim at quite a few of Hollywood and well known politicians. What do Heather Mills, the Reverend Al Sharpton, and Dr. Phil have in common? Jim Norton hates their guts. And he probably hates yours, too, especially if you're a New York Yankee, Starbucks employee, or Steve Martin.
In an interview when answering the question “What was the inspiration behind your new book?”, He said: “Just hating people, really. It was like emotionally vomiting. It was not nice to attack all these people. I was due to do a second book. I wanted to do something that feels real, with real opinion. It’s nice to get it out there.”
In thirty-five hilarious essays, New York Times bestselling author and comedian Jim Norton spews bile on the people he loathes. Enjoy his blistering attacks on Derek Jeter, Hillary Clinton, fatso Al Roker, and mush-mouthed Jesse Jackson. It's utterly hilarious -- and utterly relatable if you've ever bitten a stranger's face or thrown a bottle through the TV screen while watching the news.
He is equally atrocious to himself. He savages himself for his humiliating days as a white homeboy, his balletlike spins in the outfield during a little league game, and his embarrassingly botched attempt at a celebrity shout-out while taping his new HBO stand-up series.
However, at the end of each essay, Jim generously offers helpful suggestions as to how the offender can make things right again: Eliot Spitzer: If you run for re-election, instead of shaking hands with voters, let them smell your fingers.
Hillary Clinton: When you absolutely must make a point of laughing publicly, don't fake it. Just think of something that genuinely makes you laugh, like lowering taxes or any random male having his penis cut off.---
My verdict: Whether you are a Jim Norton fan, or really just a fan of all things funny and hilarious, I Hate Your Guts is the book for you. If you have been waiting all year for one book to get, this is the book to get.
If you do not already know who Jim Norton is, you really ought to.Check out his hilarious video below!
