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America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't - Community Reviews back

by Stephen Colbert
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Pants' Books & Stuff!
Pants' Books & Stuff! rated it 12 years ago
Ehh, more like 2.5-2.75. I love Colbert. LOVE him. So I was under the impression that three hours of Colbert would = awesome. Sadly, the writing in this just does not live up to the writing on the show. I think it also partly has to do with the lack of visual cues that the show has (Colbert's body l...
Michaelbrent Collings
Michaelbrent Collings rated it 12 years ago
I like Stephen Colbert. I find his humor to be less mean-spirited than his colleague/cohort Jon Stewart, and he seems to take himself so completely lightly that even if you disagree with his satirical points, you can smile at his jokes. I liked his book I Am America quite a bit.That being said, th...
Itinerant Librarian on Books
Itinerant Librarian on Books rated it 12 years ago
A bit better than the previous one, but again, the main problem with this book, as with the previous one, is that Colbert just tries a bit too hard. At times, the joke just gets stretched a bit too far. Having said that, the book does have some funny moments, and when you get one, it's good. But the...
VeganCleopatra
VeganCleopatra rated it 13 years ago
2.5 starsI love Stephen Colbert and the Colbert Report. However, I feel as though his humor, along with Jon Stewart's, is best on the shows or in a non-written format. The way in which both individuals convey the ideas and statements out-loud is half the humor in my opinion. So when reading a book s...
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