[Platt] has been a syndicated cartoonist and a writer for some of the best known comedians, and the narration [in Sinbad and Me] is consistently lively and imaginative. Unfortunately, however, there's a little too much of too many good things here, and Steve's long-winded spouting on the subject of old houses (his major interest) drags the story out to unnecessary length. The whole thing is wildly illogical—and readers will like it that way.