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Loading... Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of…by Christian Lander
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. owenre | Mar 24, 2009 |   Underwhelming, but occasionally funny...just not funny enough to enjoy as a book you sit down to read. I think Lander's musings are more satisfying in blog form when they have no pretense of importance or value. (  )haasim | Jan 15, 2009 | This collection of blog entries is good for a few chuckles, but I found most of those coming from the “stuff” itself (expensive sandwiches, standing still at concerts, pretending to be Canadian when traveling abroad), rather than from the additional commentary. ( )wanack | Jan 13, 2009 | There are many kinds of white people and this book is essentially a field guide to one specific type-middle class, upwardly mobile, near-yuppies. This is presented as help for people who will be forced to interact with this liberal, self-important, elitist, bleeding heart group (full disclosure, according to this book, I'm 65% this kind of white person, though amusingly enough, my Mexican boyfriend is 70% white). But really, it feeds into many of the things us white folks love-self-importance, irony, and books. It's hardly an intellectual read, though it does cause a little introspection ("OMG-do I really sound that obnoxious to others" was a constant thought). A funny book for that vegan friend of yours who loves Jon Stewart, IKEA, and therapy-provided they can laught at themselves. (  )kaelirenee | Oct 15, 2008 | Hilarious and kinda true! Nicely sectioned so you can put down the book and pick right back up where you left off easily. (  )DiscoDeb | Oct 14, 2008 | 0.054 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0812979915, Paperback)They love nothing better than sipping free-trade gourmet coffee, leafing through the Sunday New York Times, and listening to David Sedaris on NPR (ideally all at the same time). Apple products, indie music, food co-ops, and vintage T-shirts make them weak in the knees.They believe they’re unique, yet somehow they’re all exactly the same, talking about how they “get” Sarah Silverman’s “subversive” comedy and Wes Anderson’s “droll” films. They’re also down with diversity and up on all the best microbrews, breakfast spots, foreign cinema, and authentic sushi. They’re organic, ironic, and do not own TVs. You know who they are: They’re white people. And they’re here, and you’re gonna have to deal. Fortunately, here’s a book that investigates, explains, and offers advice for finding social success with the Caucasian persuasion. So kick back on your IKEA couch and lose yourself in the ultimate guide to the unbearable whiteness of being. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:01 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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I wouldn't categorize it as lit, but I don't think that was what the author was after. I think he was poking fun at me, my friends, my neighbors, my coworkers and that was kind of fun. I heartily recommend this to anyone who is big enough to take it. (