Half Empty

The inimitably witty David Rakoff, bestselling gay author of Don’t Get Too Comfortable and Fraud, defends the commonsensical notion that you should always assume the worst, because you’ll never be disappointed. In this deeply funny, wise and poignant book, Rakoff examines the realities of our contemporary culture and finds that, pretty much as a universal rule, the best is not yet to come, adversity will triumph, justice will not be served, and your dreams won’t come true. The book ranges from the personal to the universal, combining stories from Rakoff’s reporting and accounts of his own experi­ences, but all told with his off-beat queer perspective. Whether he’s lacerating the musical Rent for its cutesy depic­tion of AIDS or dealing with personal tragedy, his sharp obser­vations and humorist’s flair for the absurd will have you positively reveling in the power of negativity.

Paperback, 224 Pages, Orig. Publ. 2010, This Ed. Publ. 2011