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...
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 ...
Stephen Colbert was able translate his humor from screen to the written page in fantastic fashion in I Am America (And So Can You!). Although Colbert covers material that was featured on The Colbert Report, but does so in a fun and engaging way that one doesn't mind a bit of overlap with his TV show...
Stephen Colbert was able translate his humor from screen to the written page in fantastic fashion in I Am America (And So Can You!). Although Colbert covers material that was featured on The Colbert Report, but does so in a fun and engaging way that one doesn't mind a bit of overlap with his TV sho...
Started reading this in ebook form and it is hilarious. Unfortunately the version I have is very poorly formatted so that his asides and footnotes appear in the middle of paragraphs. I'll have to buy this in paper form.
I guess I'm not american enough. Or I've met too many people who wouldn't even realise this is satire.I'll continue being a fan of Stephen Colbert on TV, and I did get a giggle or two out of the book, but I couldn't finish it.
This book was just OK. Nothing really that special about it, I love The Colbert Report and thought that this would be a hilarious read, but I was wrong.
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