Coloring Book Land: Coloring Outside the Lines of Good Taste (Paperback)

~ Jim Wirt (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

From a hit website to a printed coloring book, Coloringbookland: Coloring outside the lines of good taste continues the tradition of offending as many people as possible through the healing powers of laughter.

By mixing innocent retro clip art with black (and sometimes shocking) humor, Jim Wirt pushes the boundaries of the social norm and rips it a new one with this 92 page laughfest!

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Citadel (January 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806527951
• ISBN-13: 978-0806527956
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #657,544 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Coloring Book Land, January 31, 2007

By	RichPowers (USA) - See all my reviews

Coloring Book Land's gimmick is that it combines clip art and stock
illustrations with offensive one-liners. Like most simple types of
humor, the jokes are lost if explained in detail. So trust me when I
say that the majority of cartoons in this book are entertaining, even
if it doesn't necessarily sound funny to see a picture of a mother and
daughter seemingly exalted over their grandfather dying and going to
hell, or paramedics advocating casual racism.

If these descriptions seem somewhat shocking to you, then be advised
that there are cartoons with much worse content that I haven't
described. Wirt's sense of humor will alienate some people, but is
likely to attract far more.

This book is clearly up there with anything that The Onion or The
Daily Show has put out there in print form. It's not War and Peace,
but it's funny. Throw it on your coffee table, pick it up when you're
bored, and enjoy.

One of the good things about this book is how effectively it
translated the material from Wirt's [...]

Unlike the work of other web writers turned authors, the material of
Coloring Book Land doesn't lose anything in the translation between
mediums (although this may be because there isn't much content to
misplace in the first place). Thus, if you want an accurate preview
of what the book is like, you can just visit the website.

Coloring Book Land does have some problems, the foremost being that
the book is only 96 pages long. Although the cartoons can be funny,
there aren't too many of them, and Coloring Book Land isn't the sort
of book that one rereads. Furthermore, the entire conceit of the
book, that one is actually supposed to color the pages, just seems
like an excuse to print Coloring Book Land on cheaper paper, thus
reducing printing costs.

Nevertheless, if you enjoy tawdry humor, then Coloring Book Land will
probably keep you laughing for at least half an hour or so. If
complicated jokes aren't your thing but simplistic juxtapositions have
you bending over in stitches, then you'd be well advised to pick up a
copy.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sick is not a great enough acolade, January 20, 2007

By	Dennis Chern "amzon addict" (ft laud FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

wish there were more pages for the money, and a few of the alternate captions from web site. equally offensive to all. way to go.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not for children, January 10, 2007

By	M. C. Deherrera - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is hilarious. I'm not sure where Jim Wirt finds the inspiration for these cartoons, but it's obviously a dark and twisted place. His jokes touch everything from homosexuality, to drugs, to pedophilia, to pornography to masturbation. Trust me, there is a reason that the Amazon description doesn't go into very much detail. I highly recommend it--just not for children. And a nearly a 100 pages, it's not some cash-in attempt. Honestly, this is one of those books you stick in your bathroom and laugh as your guests try to manage their business and read it at the same time.