A short, humorous book that promotes sloth as a positive good. It is written in the style of self-help books, designed to get you on your way to sloth in several easy steps. Tongue-in-cheek, the book pokes fun at the current culture of easy to use convenience, and the tendency of many modern Americans not to exercise or expend any excess energy in the pursuit of excellence. A quick and easy read. ( )

Amusing parody at first and then got repetative.

This book is one of seven in a series on the seven deadly sins. Originating in a series of lectures, Oxford University Press has published them. This volume consists of Wendy Wasserstein's musings on sloth. Written as a parody of a self-help book, Wasserstein tells us that sloth is the new route to health and happiness. This is a funny book. Wasserstein is a comic talent, and she shows it here. Wasserstein mocks the impulsive culture of diet and self-improvement, but there is a serious side to her critique as well. In her last chapter, Uber-Sloths, Wasserstein dishes out some directed criticism at people who do a whole lot of nothing. The people who race from gym to group to meeting to engagement, enjoying none of it, and all for the sake of being so important as to be busy. This book is a quick read that made me laugh, and also made me nod in agreement. ( )