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Summary: You need to own this book!
Review: I completely enjoyed reading this book- It was highly entertaining. The author has a great sense of humor that shows through his writing. The illustrations are fantastic as well and help set this book apart from any others in its genre.
A great read and an even better gift! I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: BRAVO!!!
Review: I've been waiting for the release of this book for some time. I am ecstatic to finally read Aiello's most recent composition!!Thus far the book is genius. With brilliant clarity, the species of our times are closely observed, accurately catagorized, and hysterically revealed to the reader for careful examination. I have gained a much deeper understanding of the population at large and have even begun to make my own notations as I spot each hipster on the streets! I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for both a lesson in hipthology and a flawless example of exceptional literature. Great illustrations, too!! BRAVO!
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Summary: Dead on
Review: Living in the hipster mecca of the US (Williamsburg, Brooklyn) I spend much of my time co-habitating with nearly all of the varities of hipsters included in this book. With the choking level of "irony" floating around nowadays it's hugely refreshing to read a book that is a genuinely funny, cheerily snarky, insightful look at urban subcultures. Aiello is very well-informed about his subjects and is therefore able to create satire that is bitingly witty and true. You find yourself nodding, laughing, and (if you happen to be, or have ever been, part of these subcultures yourself), blushing. A securely tounge-in-cheek, intelligent, fun read. Highly recommended!
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Summary: Dead on
Review: Living in the hipster mecca of the US (Williamsburg, Brooklyn) I spend much of my time co-habitating with nearly all of the varities of hipsters included in this book. With the choking level of "irony" floating around nowadays it's hugely refreshing to read a book that is a genuinely funny, cheerily snarky, insightful look at urban subcultures. Aiello is very well-informed about his subjects and is therefore able to create satire that is bitingly witty and true. You find yourself nodding, laughing, and (if you happen to be, or have ever been, part of these subcultures yourself), blushing. A securely tounge-in-cheek, intelligent, fun read. Highly recommended!
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Summary: Dead on
Review: Living in the hipster mecca of the US (Williamsburg, Brooklyn) I spend much of my time co-habitating with nearly all of the varities of hipsters included in this book. With the choking level of "irony" floating around nowadays it's hugely refreshing to read a book that is a genuinely funny, cheerily snarky, insightful look at urban subcultures. Aiello is very well-informed about his subjects and is therefore able to create satire that is bitingly witty and true. You find yourself nodding, laughing, and (if you happen to be, or have ever been, part of these subcultures yourself), blushing. A securely tounge-in-cheek, intelligent, fun read. Highly recommended!
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Summary: A field guide to the urban hipster
Review: The book is funny, well researched and provides a barrel of laughs as one identifies hipsters on the street and finds them in the book. It provides answers those questions such as how did they (the hipsters) get to be that way, where did they come from and where do they go at night.
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Summary: Beats the pants of its predecessor .... literally
Review: The Field Guide to the Urban Hipster rocks with scathing diatribe and subtle wit and is not only more in depth than that Hipster Guide book, but much better.
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Summary: More detailed and complex than noticable at first glance...
Review: The first surprise when first picking up this book was its size. 224 full pages! No 2 inch margins, 18 point text, or blank "section" pages so often used to fill out the "good-premise, no follow-through" bathroom books that usually sell for twice as much. This book will take you some time to go through, start to finish. That's a very good thing, considering how insightful and clever each page is. The second surprise was in the illustrations. There are tons of them! And I suppose I should have expected sharp details considering the book's satire source (bird-watching and other nature guides), but the depth of humor in the drawings keeps some of the best jokes hidden until your third or fourth viewings. You'll find yourself scanning each page intently looking for each next piece of wit. This book inspires thoughts of hugely expanded games of hipster bingo, brings up ideas for snappy Halloween costumes, improves your insulting techniques, and, of course, identifies, clarifies, and classifies any big city hipsters you'll come across.
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Summary: More detailed and complex than noticable at first glance...
Review: The first surprise when first picking up this book was its size. 224 full pages! No 2 inch margins, 18 point text, or blank "section" pages so often used to fill out the "good-premise, no follow-through" bathroom books that usually sell for twice as much. This book will take you some time to go through, start to finish. That's a very good thing, considering how insightful and clever each page is. The second surprise was in the illustrations. There are tons of them! And I suppose I should have expected sharp details considering the book's satire source (bird-watching and other nature guides), but the depth of humor in the drawings keeps some of the best jokes hidden until your third or fourth viewings. You'll find yourself scanning each page intently looking for each next piece of wit. This book inspires thoughts of hugely expanded games of hipster bingo, brings up ideas for snappy Halloween costumes, improves your insulting techniques, and, of course, identifies, clarifies, and classifies any big city hipsters you'll come across.
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Summary: GLROTW (geeklife.com review of the week)
Review: the illustrations rule in this book. i bought it new/used for 6.30! what a steal/deal!
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