I Am America (And So Can You)

Colbert, Stephen. I Am America (And So Can You). New York. Gran Central Publishing Hachette Book Group: 2007.


I constantly watch the Comedy Central Network in my free time. One of the featured television shows is the Colbert Report, starring former Daily Show correspondent, Stephen Colbert. The show is a satirical outlook on the cognitive workings of the United States and its decisions. When I was offered to read the book he wrote, I took the opportunity to enjoy his sarcastic humor.

Colbert covers, in his opinion, every major aspect of America. Each chapter takes a subject, such as science or racism, and puts a solidified extreme right-wing Christian view to threats and traits of America. Colbert covered science strongly, due to its standing as the easiest thing for Colbert to make fun of.

This book was enjoyable. Colbert instated his humor in many key spots and kept me entertained for most of the book. The only faults in the book was the lack of ability to communicate sarcasm. Sarcasm only came off when using extreme examples, and the book sometimes was bogged down by his obviously fake extremist tone. The novel kept me entertained long enough to get through the book, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else. It was just an overkill of sarcasm, and would only be enjoyable if read in short bursts.