I Am America (And So Can You!)
ISBN:
9781600240379 (1600240372)
Publish date: October 9th 2007
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Biography,
Writing,
Essays,
Funny,
Comedy,
Literature,
American,
Adult,
Culture,
Politics
*review to come *
I set out with the intent of quoting my favorite passages from this book. By the end I realized there was only one: "I am America by Stephen Colbert." What, you ask? I'm saying the whole frickin' thing is quotable! I Am America is hilarious from start to finish. I snorted, I chortled, I laughed so h...
I find that satire is best consumed in spurts, but the shout-y nature of Colbert's self-named character made this book more tiresome than most.The good: Margin notes act like the "The Word" on his tv show, providing counterpoint and insight. The footnotes were often funny. Colbert is good at getti...
Because Colbert.'nuff said.
Very funny though not for the faint-hearted, conservatives, easily piqued and those who take things too seriously. I especially liked his chapter on religion although I'm not sure I agree when he said all Protestants had to do was say a few Hail Mary's and feel guilty a lot ... I thought it was the ...
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