The Animal Review

The Genius, Mediocrity, and Breathtaking Stupidity That Is Nature

By Jacob Lentz and Steve Nash

A hilarious illustrated book of reviews of the world's animals, built on the popular blog of the same name.

Ever since our ancestors first set eyes on a woolly mammoth and agreed that it needed hunting, human beings have been making judgments about animals. The king cobra: That's an A-plus animal. The garden snail? D-minus. On a good day.

In Animal Review, Jacob Lentz and Steve Nash give authoritative listings and ratings of dozens of your favorite (and least-favorite) animals. Expanded from their popular blog, the entries mix fascinating animal facts with hilarious assessments, set off with brilliantly captioned photos and enlightening charts and graphs. It's a perfect gift for animal lovers of any age, with sophisticated but kid-friendly humor and tons of interesting information.

Reviews for The Animal Review

Jake Lentz will be interviewed live on CNN International on May 31 at 8 a.m. EST. The interview will air on prime time news show “World Report ,” which is broadcast live on the CNN International network to over 250 million homes worldwide including the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the United States.

Jake Lentz talking about Animal Review on ABC News web feature "The Conversation..."

Animal Review in the April issue of Los Angeles Magazine

"Lentz, who writes monologues for Jimmy Kimmel, and Nash, an advertising writer, open their book by giving pandas a grade of F. King cobras get A+."—Houston Chronicle Read full review.

Great review on Deadly Kingdom

Animal Review Blog hits:

"Pandas' problems,” they write, “come from their basic refusal to act like real bears.” The king cobra gets the highest grade because no one is brave enough to give the deadly snake a lower grade. Twenty-eight animals are graded, including the ladybug, octopus and vulture."—Animal Review

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The Animal Review

The Genius, Mediocrity, and Breathtaking Stupidity That Is Nature