America (The Book) & I Am America (And So Can You!)

By Jon Stewart /Stephen Colbert

Preface to my short blurb review: I read this well before The People's History of the United States, and this book is meant to be a humorous overview of what every American typically knows of history and politics, so I'm still glad I read this and would still read more from Stewart in the future because of his smart, funny take on politics; same goes for Colbert. This is very similar to a history textbook, with a subtle side of The Daily Show humor. Entertaining, but definitely not meant to be read in one sitting. Enjoyable way to read about American history.

When I started this book, I thought, 'I like Colbert, I'm going to try it.' At first it was kind of slow going, but once I got a few pages in, I started to understand the humor. There are so many side notes that I found it hard to want to read all of it, but once I got past the thought, I realized how funny this book was. He also talks about his personal life along with childhood pictures and more of the like, but not enough to digress from his main point. I'm looking forward to reading more of Colbert and Stewart if more becomes available.