Outside Reading-post 1B

Dear Steven,

I am at the beginning of your book in just the first couple of chapters. So far, so good. I am immensely entertained by your thoughts and ideas on very general subjects in life. Your honesty about everything is really appealing and I think you are just saying what most of us are thinking, or at least for me it is. Also, it is a relief to read something that isn't so deep and serious. This is the first time in a long time that I have laughed out loud while reading a book. Well done.
You truly went all out to make every aspect of the book entertaining. For instance, you have many notes in the margarines of your opinion on your opinions. That and you also include games, stickers, clippings to hang on your front door to let firemen know how many copies of I Am America(And So Can You!) are in your house, and letters you and "your fans" wrote. Not only those but there are brief autobiographies periodically throughout, which are interesting and informational. I think it helps when you reference back to your childhood; then I know what you're actually talking about.
Another element I noticed are the constant references you make to pop culture. The reader has to be quite knowledgeable to understand the point or pun you are making. I think this is an effective way to relate to the reader, especially because they are references that most Americans know and don't have to be that intelligent to understand, I personally feel sort of cool for knowing what you are referencing to. So far your book has been very impressive, the writing may not be your Franz Kafka or Charles Dickinson, but it is your personal style that makes it so enjoyable.

Sincerely,
Grace