Review of The American Meme (2018) by Grant G — 10 Dec 2018
A very narrow view of meme culture; this should have been titled, "The Paris Hilton and 3 of Her Friends Hour".
No mention of Pepe, 4chan, Reddit, Bad Luck Brian, Overly Attached Girlfriend, Advice Animals... ie, no mention of actual meme culture or history.
But, yes, there's clips of Paris Hilton on Letterman before he retired; you know, because nothing says "hip" like appearing on a late night CBS comedy show that Grandma and Grandpa fall asleep to. The same Grandma and Grandpa that you need to explain the latest meme to (and eventually give up) as you fix their ancient computer-the one that they refer to Internet Explorer as "clicking the Internet.".
This review of The American Meme (2018) was written by Grant G on 10 Dec 2018.
The American Meme has generally received positive reviews.
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