Red Lobster, White Trash, & the Blue Lagoon : Joe Queenan's America (Paperback)

from MelindaLibrary

This was an okay book. There were a few moments of humor, but mainly it is the author stating (NOT lampooning) how bad he thinks certain books, singers, musicals, and movies are. No criteria is given for what makes something good or bad, or why the reader should trusts this guy's judgment or even...

from satyridae

Hilarious cultural critique from Queenan. I love his snark, but find that it gets a bit thin by the last half of the book. Perfect for elitist snob-heads like me, though.

from MiaCulpa

When I started reading "America: Red lobster, white trash and blue lagoon" I did not possibly think that Joe Queenan would be praising Barry Manilow. But here we are. Queenan decides to experience first hand the worst in entertainment America has to offer, and goes into great detail his experienc...

from tgraettinger

Funny almost all the way through. I especially enjoyed his terms for "something that didn't suck as much as you hoped it would" and "something that briefly reached the levels of suckiness that you hoped for, but then returned to just moderate levels of suckiness". Recommended by the Humor group o...