hearts and laserbeams book report: stuff white people like

ok so while we were in portland, we paid a visit to powell's books, which is a completely MASSIVE bookstore in the downtown area. it takes up a full city block, is 3 or 4 stories tall, and is ALL bookstore.

how do you pick something out with that many choices? you do the steph calvert method, and choose a book by it's cover:



how could this book be bad? it's got a funny title and a thumbs up on the cover! you can't go wrong! i've read this guy's blog a few times before, and it was really really funny, so i picked it up and there you go!

hearts and laserbeams book report: stuff white people like: the definitive guide to the unique taste of millions by christian lander

ok this by far is the most fun book i've read in ages. i was jazzed to see how many things it listed and flipped to the back first thing, and found to my delight there was a quiz to see how white you are. i scored 69% for liking such things as dogs, kitchen gadgets, and dive bars!

i love how this book is written to feel like a field guide, like if you weren't a white person and you were to encounter one in your everyday travels, how you should proceed so you can become friends with them.

and the funny thing is, it's all effing true. and now i find myself in situations like last night - i was at stitch n bitch, hanging out working on this sock, and just kinda listening to the conversations going on around me and laughing in my head because omg WE ARE ALL SOOOOOOO WHITE.

spot on, dude, spot on. i can't say enough good shit about this book. drop dead funny, and number 8 i think had me cracking up so loud other people at the airport were staring. the end!!!

i could tell you more about it but i think i'd end up giving a lot away...

ratings
4 hearts: because we are all so white it's sad
1 fart: the only thing wrong with this book is that it was only 200 pages. this will not stand!!!