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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race
Joshua Ferris, Jon Stewart
3.81 AVERAGE
215 reviews for:
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race
Joshua Ferris, Jon Stewart
3.81 AVERAGE
funny
Not quite as consistently funny as America, but still a good read for Jon Stewart fans.
I'm a huge fan of Jon Stewart and this book has been laying around begging to be read for quite some time. Because I'm lazy I got the audiobook which turned out to be a huge win. It's narrated by Jon Stewart, The Daily Show correspondents (including my two favorites: John Oliver and Jason Jones), and the ever surprising Sigourney Weaver. It is a funny visitor's guide to Earth with hilarious FAQs, summaries, and explanations for the way humans "rule" Earth. History, technology, religion, and the environment are just a few of the subjects that get delved into. The only thing I missed out on by listening to the audiobook is all the sweet pictures and diagrams, but oh well. At times laugh out loud funny, but also, a little too easy to put down.
It took me the better part of five days to get through the 240-odd pages of insanity that is Earth. The book and the planet. Part of that I blame on the conceit of the book — it's set up as a textbook for use by aliens who come to visit us but find that we've already killed ourselves off in some fashion. It's full of pictures and captions and "educational information" and even, wonderfully and nostalgically, one of those stamps on the inside front cover that we all had to fill out every year for all of our textbooks, with our name and the condition of the book.
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I must say that for a book this pretty and colorful the layout here is a bit clumsy and amateurish... Uh, not a good way to start the review.
Anyway, I wouldn't say every joke here is exactly spot on, my reaction ranged from a restrained smirk to hearty laughter, but the important thing is - this book did make me laugh, probably more so than any other book. For every aspect of human existence crammed into 200-something pages The Daily Show team had a good amount of witty observations and remarks, almost none of which seem forced, and even the most traditionally serious matters are approached with an easy-going, almost careless attitude - which is perfectly fine by me. I intentionally skipped a lot of sections of Earth so that I could revisit it in the future when I need my spirit lifted because I know - it will always deliver.
Anyway, I wouldn't say every joke here is exactly spot on, my reaction ranged from a restrained smirk to hearty laughter, but the important thing is - this book did make me laugh, probably more so than any other book. For every aspect of human existence crammed into 200-something pages The Daily Show team had a good amount of witty observations and remarks, almost none of which seem forced, and even the most traditionally serious matters are approached with an easy-going, almost careless attitude - which is perfectly fine by me. I intentionally skipped a lot of sections of Earth so that I could revisit it in the future when I need my spirit lifted because I know - it will always deliver.
I was unfortunately underwhelmed by this book, especially after what I thought was an excellent satirical America: the Book. Earth: the Book tries to replicate this previous success but fell flat for me overall.