Watch out! Your Body is Changing.

What can I say about Jack Pendarvis. Equally so, what can I say about Jack's new book, Your Body is Changing? First off, I'll have to preface this review by stating that I might be the head of the official Pendarvis fan club. The only reason I use the word "might" at all is because he's out there bleeping away on the radar of McSweeney's-type humor. He's a regular contributor for both McSweeney's and The Believer, as well as a zillion other publications.

I'll agree with George Saunders when I say that "there are not many truly funny writers in the world - writers who can make you laugh out loud, make you do that repetitive, mounting-laughter thing, so that you finally have to put the book down and try to catch your breath." I think it's more than that. Jack's the kind of writer whose humor is so dry and so drenched in absurdity that it seems on the verge of snapping from being way too tight.

For those of you who don't know who Pendarvis is yet, quickly get on the bandwagon. This is his second book. His second! There's still time to catch up because before you know it, there will be hundreds of Jack's stories floating around and you won't know where to start. My advice? Fellow rockstars, this book doesn't come out until the end of May! So, promptly go out and buy his first one, The Mysterious Secret of the Valuable Treasure. This will enable you to have the proper catch-your-breath break between the two.

I struggle to not start giving away the plots to the stories because it's the type of the book you should go into openly. Let's just say, when Jack and I were last seen together, we were both rolling around on the ground sharing hilarious favorite moments from his book. Ok ok, maybe he wasn't rolling, but I did get him to laugh at a few great parts of his own book. It reminded me of having one of those great secret story moments when you're laughing so hard no one else can possibly guess why you're crying.

Please, please pre-order this book today. And go buy his first one.