A witty commentary on over-legislation in America, with a focus on a city's little-read municipal codes. This stay-at-home mom takes the dull ride through the codes on her own and shares the gems with the reader, while engaging in experiments and commentary along the way.
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By Jennifer Denig
Sep 20, 2011
I may be bias, since the author of this book is my sister, but I honestly couldn’t put it down. I loved every word and the language used was easy to understand, not like some of the municipal codes undoubtedly written for my own little town. This book really made me think about how free we actually are as American citizens and how the government spends countless hours passing new legislation and not reviewing the old, outdated and non-enforceable laws and codes written hundreds of years ago. If I want fast food, I want it to be salty and if I want my kids to have lemonade stands to learn responsibility and ingenuity that should be my choice. I loved this book and I cannot wait to see what this author has in store for us next.
Ann's keen sense of humor and laser-like focus on how hard it is to be a law-abiding citizen these days makes for fun, informative, and thought-provoking reading. Her Field Journals at the end of the book made me laugh out loud! You will laugh out loud too, and then ponder whether you really want to know whether or not your favorite activities are technically illegal! Some of them probably are!
