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

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 there is a lot of filler along the way as well. In some ways, reading this is like looking over an episode or two of his show, which may be a good thing or not. I honestly wonder if listening to it as an audiobook, which I understand he narrates, might make a difference. At any rate, hardcore fans of the Colbert Nation will probably like it a lot. More casual fans may skim and read parts, then wait to watch the show. It's a decent riff on all those pundit books out there. ( )

Suffers a bit from the format - topics are more general than specific to keep them from being outdated - and the humor goes a little over the top but honestly, I laughed out loud a lot and that's hard to get me to do. So thumbs up. ( )

3.5 stars ( )

This book was so much funnier than the first one. The one liners and section commentary/tones just hit so much harder. I really loved the graphs and little "inserts" in this one. They just kept getting funnier. My favorite had to be the state "food map" found in the last chapter. Everything listed there actually had me laughing out loud. My state was 100% accurate too. ( )

This book was so much funnier than the first one. The one liners and section commentary/tones just hit so much harder. I really loved the graphs and little "inserts" in this one. They just kept getting funnier. My favorite had to be the state "food map" found in the last chapter. Everything listed there actually had me laughing out loud. My state was 100% accurate too. ( )