Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race in Daily Show / Colbert Report / Nightly Show / The Opposition

Sep 25, 2010 Angel rated it it was ok

Shelves: current-affairs, humor, politics-and-political-science, pop-culture

I wanted to like this book, since I do enjoy The Daily Show. However, the book just left me with a lukewarm feeling. It was not bad; it just was not that good. Sure, it had humorous moments here and there, and I think the premise of "a handbook for aliens visiting Earth" was pretty good. But a lot of the humor seems pushed, like trying a bit too hard. This is definitely a book to skip around and browse, not one to read cover to cover. Just find your favorite parts and enjoy, skip the rest. Anoth ...more

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Aug 19, 2010 Tiffany rated it it was ok

Shelves: wtfiswrongwithus, tds_tcr

Meh. Big ol' meh.

I read America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction four years ago, and was utterly disappointed in it. As I said then, I love The Daily Show, I love Jon Stewart, I love snark, I love Stephen Colbert's books (which seem exactly like the Daily Show books), but I just couldn't get in to America. And now, same with Earth. At least this one hooked me a little more, and whereas America only got one star, this one is getting two. It's definitely not something I'd ever ...more

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Oct 26, 2010 Celeste rated it liked it

Shelves: 2010

I've enjoyed the comedy on The Daily Show, so I thought I'd give this book a try.

It's cute. I didn't roll on the floor laughing, but I did say, "Hey, you have to look at this," a couple of times. I think the main problem I had was that some of the jokes were just sophomoric, and I get plenty of that humor at work. Also, I'm a reader of novels. This doesn't read like that, so I feel like it's just natural for me to not connect with it. Intermingled within it are some precise observations. I'll gi ...more

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Oct 06, 2010 Nicholas rated it it was amazing

As usual with Stewart and his host of Daily Show writers, a brilliant piece of satire that has a solid structure in the form of textbook for the intrepid alien visitor to our planet. This book is similar to America: A Guide to Democracy inAction, and delivers in much the same respect. Not necessarily a cover-to-cover read, but a great, light read on a variety of topics that are hugely entertaining. Stewart is the funniest social commentator in America today, and what makes him so good is a rapie ...more

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Dec 23, 2010 Jessica rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2010, humor

This book's biggest sin is being dull. I was looking forward to something funny to read, but this wasn't it. It's not horrible or anything, it's just painfully boring. ...more

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Feb 08, 2011 Porkinsred6 added it · review of another edition

Great book. Audio format makes it even better. I could listen to it over and over again.

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Jul 07, 2010 Megan rated it it was ok

Shelves: humor

I would have given this 2.5 stats if allowed. While some of the sections were good (society for example) most of this book was only so-so funny. I had the feeling I was reading a really bad DK Eyewitness book Disappointing really.

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