soulfulsin's review against another edition
2.0
How odd, to again give a Colbert book such a low rating. While this book was more up to date than the previous Colbert book I had read, it is strongly reminiscent of a term paper. It consists of a compilation of anecdotes and quotes from second-hand sources and no firsthand information. Moreover, most of what it contains is public knowledge.
The writing is easy enough to parse and it was short. When I bought it, it was on sale for $2.99. I will add that paying the list price, $9.99, is absurd for a book this short lacking any firsthand research.
The writing is easy enough to parse and it was short. When I bought it, it was on sale for $2.99. I will add that paying the list price, $9.99, is absurd for a book this short lacking any firsthand research.
litdreamer's review
2.0
This book reminds me of those Scholastic biographies on famous celebrities that I used to read when a kid -- with just as little insight (but more gushing from the author). The book does give the reader a basic chronological biography of Colbert-the-person and his creation of Colbert-the-character, so if all you're looking for is a book that gives you basic knowledge on the man and his craft, the book succeeds. But that's all. No great use of language, or passages that do more than give us a perfunctory idea of Colbert's struggles and triumphs. Luckily, it's a short read, and there are photos of Colbert, his wife, and a couple of his kids. Plus, when Watson doesn't give his hyberbolic opinion on major events in the life of the Colbert Report, it's enjoyable.
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