In I Am American, Stephen Colberts represents many different aspects of what exactly makes up America. Neither too serious, but always with a hint of truth in every sarcastic line, it is written exactly like America is represented. Covering anything from politics, to religion to the family, to Hollywood, Colbert's book felt like in many ways, it was just written to cover up 240 pages. Full of pictures and graphics, and exclusive interviews (often with inanimate or imaginary objects) it was like a very, very long episode of The Colbert Report.

I love the Colbert Report (Coll-Bear Re-Pour) and I found the writing style almost exactly the same as the writing style from the show. But, at least for me, it got old very quickly. I don't think this book was meant to be read in a single sitting, and should be enjoyed slowly, as though to give enough credit to what probably was a very time consuming inner-monologue. Imagine a five hour portion of his show, and you'll understand exactly what I mean. The humor wears off.

It sounds very strange, but I approached the book expecting a plot point. The first page was extremely funny, and in a seemlingly impossible task, I found the book unable to maintain that pace. I still appreciate every Colbert and the book, and like his show, the book always had a glimmer of truth attached to every outrageous statement and I appreciated that throughout. I don't think I could read it again.