The History of the Millennium (Dave Barry)

I love me some Dave Barry- and those familiar with his work will no doubt see how strongly his style has influenced my attempts at humor.  So it was with great anticipation that I picked up Barry's History of the Millennium, which begins by summarizing "Y1K" in one chapter before covering 2000-2007 in the remainder of the book.  Each year is given a chapter, broken down further by month, and Barry reviews the happenings in each with his typical "nothing is sacred" style.

If you like Dave Barry, you'll like this.  It does get repetitive, as the same topics come up again and again and again (the war in Iraq, politicians bickering and doing stupid things, major crime cases, Iran, etc.), and Barry starts re-hashing some of his jokes towards the end.  I was also surprised that this came out in 2007- why not wait until 2010 and do a full decade?  That, plus the repetitive nature, knocks it down a notch from Barry's best, but those aside, it's fun, fast read.

Rating: B+