Moe Szyslak, the grumpy bartender on the Simpsons is perhaps the most reviled yet, beloved character on the show. Nothing goes right for him. Is it because he's bigoted, sexist, and homophobic? It is because to him classy is a box of chilled wine, a couple of Playdudes, and the all-you-can-eat buffet at the Rusty Scupper? Is it because he was born on the wrong side of the tracks or under the wrong sign? Regardless, Moe isn't what you'd call lucky in life or love.
But what Moe has is spunk. He won't quit and when he does, life often won't let him. How many episodes has he tried to kill himself only to have the noose untangle or the pilot light go out? Sometimes these misadventures allow him to be funny. Others put him in a very sympathetic light, with emphasis on pathetic.
This book is a collection of comics, vignettes, and gags about everything Moe. As are the other books in the Simpsons Library of Wisdom, the book is 'authored' by the book's star. In this guide to life, Moe takes you into his best-kept bartending secrets, his philosophy of bachelorhood and his way with the ladies. It's got some laughs and several groans, too.
I like the Simpsons Library of Wisdom books. But this is probably my least favorite. Some parts are like Moe himself: rough on the edges and gross.
I've held on to it for now up until being able to review this book. But I'm more than likely not going to keep it. Moe might be good for a couple of bucks worth of trade credit. However, that doesn't mean I've given up on reading the other books in the series. If I come across them, I'll surely pick them up. For the right price, of course.
Rating: 5 out of 10 stars
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