Is This Anything?

The book is exactly as advertised. It's a collection of Jerry Seinfeld's jokes from all of his notebooks, every joke he had written down somewhere. It's not much else. There are a couple small sections where he writes about his career, but for the most part it's just Jerry's jokes.

So you already know whether you think the book is funny. If you think Jerry's jokes are funny, it is. If you don't, it's not.

It's definitely not as funny reading Jerry's jokes as listening to him tell them. Jerry even admits that in the book, saying that the very book you're reading is not a good way to experience stand-up comedy.

But it's very interesting from a joke construction viewpoint. If you're interested in the craft of comedy, it's fascinating seeing how he crafts his jokes. In written form, you have the ability to slow down and look at exactly what he did with each bit to make it work (or in some cases, why it didn't work). So if you're into the art of comedy, it's worth reading for that.