PJ O'Rourke on the Wealth of Nations

I looked forward to reading this book.  I've enjoyed PJ on TV and think he's pretty funny and does a good job supporting generally libertarian ideas.  Maybe my expectations were too high, but I struggled with his latest book.  I came the the conclusion that he writes the way I think, very disjointed.  Unfortunately, we're not in sync.  I think I was able to understand most of the point he was trying make as I read the book, but not much sunk in.

The main issue for me came from his little asides and random references.  I got a lot of them, but there were a few that didn't click.  I also found them to be disruptive as I read.  There were a vast number of quotes from Adam Smith's book, but those became a little tiresome in places, although I think O'Rourke still did a fair job of addressing the quotes.

The review is lame, but I don't actually have much to discuss about the book.  I'll probably try another O'Rourke book again, assuming it's the book not the author.  I like this speech Part 1 & Part 2.