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I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas - Lewis Black
I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas
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According to Daily Show regular Lewis Black (Me of Little Faith), peace on earth and good will to all men are radically overrated. In his new book, he riffs on Christmas with a ferocious misanthropy that would make even the early Scrooge envious. Almost every tradition and aspect of his least... show more
According to Daily Show regular Lewis Black (Me of Little Faith), peace on earth and good will to all men are radically overrated. In his new book, he riffs on Christmas with a ferocious misanthropy that would make even the early Scrooge envious. Almost every tradition and aspect of his least favorite holiday rouses his bile. Reading the book, you come to understand why his boss Jon Stewart called him "the only person I know who can actually yell in print." Hilarious commentary by a perpetually apoplectic author.
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Format: ebook
ISBN: 9781101444993 (1101444991)
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
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Rich's Gulag
Rich's Gulag rated it
Reading a Lewis Black's book is almost like watching his stage act. The only real difference is that we see a little more of the poignancy behind what makes him tick. This book is a great view on Christmas and what it means to a Jew, and provides an excellent commentary on the holiday season that ev...
Intensely Focused
Intensely Focused rated it
I must admit I didn't like this book nearly as much as Nothing Sacred. For the most part I could still hear Lewis Black saying it through, which has not always been the case with books by other comedians. It's less a rumination on Christmas and more a rumination on where Lewis is in his life. Ch...
clockworkserenity
clockworkserenity rated it
3.0 I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas
I just thought this would be funnier. I think the Appendix about his USO tour was the best part, the rest was just ok. It was a book about what Lewis does on one givne Christmas, and I was thinking it would be short stories that happened to him at Christmas.
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