The Bible of Unspeakable Truths

By: Greg Gutfeld, Penn Jillette - foreword

Narrated by: Greg Gutfeld

Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

Renowned fake conservative pundit Stephen Colbert may have coined the word truthiness, but it's Greg Gutfeld, real conservative political pundit and host of the Fox News Channel's Red Eye who has made a name for himself by unabashedly pronouncing the actual uncomfortable truthiness of life that is sure to shock the P.C.

The Bible of Unspeakable Truths is packed full of his most aggressive (and hilarious) rants, with each chapter devoted to a single "unspeakable truth". For example, in one chapter he might be ranting that "liberals are the least liberal minded people you know," and in the next, "You aren't racist if you make fun of poor whites."

Though Gutfeld is best known for his "straight-from-the-gut" political commentary, as featured every night on Red Eye as well as his blog, The Daily Gut, this book will go well beyond politics, exploring pop culture, current events, and nearly every other aspect of life, such as "if house cats were your size, they would eat you without a second thought," "PETA would never march for a vulture," "The media wanted bird flu to kill thousands," "Attractive people don't write for a living," and "Ethan Hawke is a rodent."

With an irreverent voice, sharp wit, and a take on nearly everything, this "manual about how to think about things, for people equipped to think about things" will be one that listeners either love wholeheartedly, or love to hate - and will guarantee to entertain and amuse anyone who's ever been afraid to say what they really thought. As Greg says, "In the end, this book should make you nod your head a lot, and laugh more. If it doesn't then you should probably seek medical help. I did. And I am the better for it!"

©2010 Greg Gutfeld (P)2010 Hachette

Critic reviews

"Greg Gutfeld is uproariously funny and is one of my favorite guests." (Dennis Miller)

"As a rule I never read books I blurb, but I couldn't resist with this one. I even gave it to my 13-year-old son, who poured over it slack jawed all afternoon, thus warping him for life. It's that subversive and good." (Tucker Carlson)

"[Y]ou'll laugh yourself holy reading this one!" (Mike Huckabee)

No bull***t, no PC

What made the experience of listening to The Bible of Unspeakable Truths the most enjoyable?

You may not agree with everything Mr. Gutfeld says but you have to admire his unvarnished, down to earth, matter of fact, way of expressing his opinions. This is the kind of open expression we need in our country today.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Bible of Unspeakable Truths?

It's all good but the forward by Penn Jillette was especially memorable because it set you up for want was to follow.

What about Greg Gutfeld’s performance did you like?

It was read by him and it had his voice so you could just picture him sitting there reading the book.

Way too whiny and a bit snobby for my taste.

What would have made The Bible of Unspeakable Truths better?

You can tell he thinks he is writing funny stuff, but it just isn't that funny at all. In fact I did not even finish this book, it is that bad.

Would you ever listen to anything by Greg Gutfeld and Penn Jillette (foreword) again?

NO

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Greg Gutfeld?

Yes

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Bible of Unspeakable Truths?

The whole book, it is terrible

Annoying, Nasty Tone Ruins It

This guy can be funny at times--though after a short time, his humor starts feeling really formulaic--but what really makes this unpleasant to listen to is the tone. It's like listening to the worst, angry, blowhard, frat-boy you can imagine.

And most of the times, he's just not 1/10 as clever or funny as he thinks he is. (An example, is repeating gag of him asking the recording engineer for some water, which, if you listen to audio books a lot, has the potential to be funny, but just turns out predictable and stupid.)

About 4 hours too long

Any additional comments?

Just too much juvenile humor, would have been better to have kept it short. I like Greg but this just became tedious, can't finish it and think I'll return it.

this book stinks

What would have made The Bible of Unspeakable Truths better?

The intro was disgusting with all the F::: words that were not needed. Also ,we only listened to the first two cd's & most of it did not make any sense ,also the disgusting language was not needed and ruined what ever the book was about. Threw it away.

Would you ever listen to anything by Greg Gutfeld and Penn Jillette (foreword) again?

not sure

How could the performance have been better?

clean up the language

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

disappointment

Any additional comments?

none needed

This Ain't Red Eye

I love Red Eye, but this book lacks the spontaneity and the hilarious repartee that distinguish the show. George Carlin does the un-PC schtick much better. Save your credit and watch Greg on YouTube instead.