Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans: The Best of McSweeney's, Humor Category

By Dave Eggers, Kevin Shay, Ross K. Dowling and John Warner

A hilarious collection from McSweeney's that "achieves the sensation of being hit by a hip, humorous train.... Breaks mold after mold in hilarious fashion" (The New York Times).

Now more than ever, Americans are troubled by questions. As sweaty modernity thrusts itself upon us, the veil of ignorance that cloaked our nation hangs in tatters, tattered tatters. Our "funny bones" are neither fun nor bony. Glum is the new giddy, and the old giddy wasn't too giddy to begin with. 
What can be done to stop this relentless march of drabbery? Nothing. But perhaps this book can be used to dull the pain. Included herein: 

The Ten Worst Films of All Time, as Reviewed by Ezra Pound over Italian Radio 

Unused Audio Commentary by Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky, Recorded Summer 2002, for The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring DVD (Platinum Series Extended Edition), Part One. 

How Important Moments in My Life Would Have Been Different If I Was Shot in the Stomach 

My Beard, Reviewed 

Circumstances under Which I Would Have Sex with Some of My Fellow Jurors

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Aug 10, 2004
• ISBN: 9781400043316

Reviews for Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans

[amaraduende · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Some of these are very funny. I got the book so I could reread them. Some of them are sort of funny. Some are so-so. A good random road-trip read to pass the time.

[kanata_2 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A collection of various short stories/essays/lists from the infamous McSweeney's magazine/website.One of the rare books that consistently made me laugh all the way. Not as funny as the [book: McSweeney's Joke Book of Joke Books] but still a grin maker.

[paghababian_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

From the somewhat deranged minds at McSweeney's, this collection of humor writing had me laughing out loud on the subway. My favorite piece might have to be the imagined DVD commentary for the Lord of the Rings done by Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky.

[shevek_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Pretty much what you'd expect. About one quarter (or slightly less) genuinely funny pieces, one quarter (or slightly more) worthy failures, and the rest is lists that (mostly) just aren't funny enough.