The Darwin Awards, Vol. 4
a new volume commemorating individuals who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it

There are definitely stupid people in the world, and definitely some creative ways people have injured or killed themselves. Stars (in no particular order): 1) One star, as always, is given because I finished reading the whole book. 2) A second star for being an entertaining, quick read (despite how lo......more

While I did enjoy the opening essays detailing the history of the Darwin Awards, the essays written at the beginning of each chapter just served, for the most part, to bore me. It was, however, interesting to learn how these awards are submitted and chosen, as one who is not a user of the Darwin Awa......more

This was once again a wonderful compilation of hilarity and absurdity mixed with gruesome details of the most vulgar repulsive kind, but I see it that way only because I myself am repulsed by such grisly details. The segments them selves I could all see being used in episodes of "1000 Ways To Die". E......more

The Darwin Awards are an interesting idea, celebrating as they do the deeds of people who are quite literally terminally stupid and who through their own actions remove themselves from the collective human gene pool. Individually, perhaps as part of the morning coffee ritual, such stories are funny.......more