John Goblikon's Guide to Living Your Best Life

When I saw that John Goblikon wrote a book—and a self-help parody book for that matter—I knew I had to check it out. I mean, who better to talk about life's eccentricities than a mythical being who is in the world's premier goblin metal band, Nekrogoblikon?

I'm kind of embarrassed to say that I really enjoyed this book. Like, I laughed quite a bit. Hard chuckled even. It actually reads sort of like crazed segments of one of my all-time favorite shows, Monty Python. It's off-kilter, a bit strange, slapstick, and can be, ahem, clever-ish at points.

First, let's cover the band. Necrogoblikon's metal music is cute. It has some decent synths here and there, but for the most part, and I even think the band would admit it, they are sort of like the “Weird Al” Yankovic of metal. It's wacky and emotionally charged. It's heir apparent to say a band like Limp Bizkit; all show and definitely no flow. Not hating I actually saw the band live once...