Book Review

Are You There God? It's Me Kevin. (2008)

EW's GRADE
B-

Details Release Date: Feb 05, 2008; Writer: Kevin Keck; Genres: Memoir, Nonfiction; Publisher: Bloomsbury

Kevin Keck makes bittersweet comedy of his misspent youth, years of depression, job-hopping, and relating to his daft Southern family (his mom is arrested in an incident involving a tire iron and a fart) in Are You There God? It's Me Kevin.

Most Dysfunctional Moment
''The hourly thermal rectal readings I was taking...were the least of my problems.''

Lowdown
Aside from a heartrending exchange with his ailing grandmother, Keck plays his material for wearisomely juvenile yuks. B-

Originally posted Feb 08, 2008 Published in issue #978 Feb 15, 2008 Order article reprints

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