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Better Than Crying: Poking Fun at Politics, the Press & Pop Culture

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Thurston takes shots at everything from spam to foreign affairs to afro-touching. His humor is sharp, and smart. I spent most of my time with this book laughing out loud. Looking forward to more work from this guy...

Dude, read the book if you can handle it! The front cover alone was enough to loosen my bowels!

Ok, I may be a bit biased in being one of Baratunde's comedy cohorts in the up and coming Boston comedy scene, but this book is absolutely a hilarious hoot in political and pop culture satire. If you are a fan of Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central, you'll love Baratunde's sharp yet playful style of humor aimed at boy bands, politicans, political debates, and technology. Although the format of the book is not traditional due to it's late night news format which may throw you off at times, it definitely keeps you on your toes with it's humor on many subjects. It HAS an edge to it as well, while not being too preachy on one side or the other. My personal favorite pieces are his frustration at white people's fascination with touching his afro and Newsphlash's "interviews" with the boy band, "O-Town" and USAG John Ashcroft. So if you are part of the one thrid, a this is a highly recommended book!

Ok, I may be a bit biased in being one of Baratunde's comedy cohorts in the up and coming Boston comedy scene, but this book is absolutely a hilarious hoot in political and pop culture satire. If you are a fan of Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central, you'll love Baratunde's sharp yet playful style of humor aimed at boy bands, politicans, political debates, and technology. Although the format of the book is not traditional due to it's late night news format which may throw you off at times, it definitely keeps you on your toes with it's humor on many subjects. It HAS an edge to it as well, while not being too preachy on one side or the other. My personal favorite pieces are his frustration at white people's fascination with touching his afro and Newsphlash's "interviews" with the boy band, "O-Town" and USAG John Ashcroft. So if you are part of the one thrid, a this is a highly recommended book!

This book is hysterical! Recommended for anyone who likes a good laugh!

This book is good if you like Baratunde R. Thurston.