I've long been a fan of NPH, from Doogie Houser to HIMYM to Doctor Horrible. So when I happened upon his book, I thought it would be interesting, at least. But it's completely, hysterically insane.
It's modeled after the 'Choose Your Own Adventure' books that I grew up with, where every few pages you have to make a decision as to where the story goes, and turn to a specific page to see the result. Oh, and it's all written in the 2nd person, so while you're reading it you are Neil Patrick Harris. It's impossible to read straight through, even if you have a fairly good knowledge of his career. I found myself going back and trying other choices to find the sections on Rent or HIMYM. Plus, it has hidden pages and fake endings where you die horrible deaths. And several magic tricks he has you perform on yourself. One of them really has me stumped.
On top of that, there's a solid laugh on almost every page, whether from a bad pun or a silly footnote or just because of the sheer insanity of having to keep flipping back and forth to try to read the whole thing.
I highly recommend reading this book. And don't do it on kindle or audio book - I think you're going to need a real, physical copy so that you don't miss anything.
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