Lanae FeliceLanae Felice: So effectively offensive, my friend got suspended from work for posting one of these maps in slack. She thought she was helping co-workers navigate a new city, but she probably should have kept it in her back pocket or looped them in privately.
This oddly educational coffee table book will attract all of your guests who’ve ever lived anywhere in the contiguous US besides Fargo, North Dakota. Great for parties of transplants, and allegedly on a top funniest books of all time list somewhere. Also doubles as a great coaster for your coffee.
In all honesty everyone needs this book. I read it cover to cover (even the acknowledgements that I’m not in), and I found joy on every page…even though I’ll never go to most of these dreadful places.
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I was honesty wondering where to find a good bikram orgy, and the aggressive turkeys of Berkeley sound delightful.
United States on Dec 11, 2021
rinds14: I bought this as a White Elephant gift to have around the house, but I looked through it and liked it so much, I decided to keep it (though at least I know what to get next year). The maps are really well done. There is some truth in each city's representation, but it is exaggerated just enough to make it hilarious. The quotes from actual people are the icing on the cake (not sure if they are real but it wouldn't surprise me). If you are interested in American demography with some politically incorrectness, this is the book for you!
United States on Jun 04, 2020
Robert I. Hedges: "Judgmental Maps" is a very pointed, impolite, and most importantly, funny book on regional quirks in US cities and states. To say the book is politically incorrect is an understatement, and I mean that as a high compliment. A look at my hometown of Charlotte, NC reveals the area I grew up in to be "hipsters", "heroin", "shady car dealerships", and simply "don't go here after dark". Far from being offended, I laughed out loud when I saw that as there's more than a modicum of truth to what he says (though it wasn't that way when I grew up there). A quick look at my current locale in the Minneapolis metropolitan area reveals that I live near "girls named Kelly" and "VW Golf drivers", both of which also have merit. If you can't laugh at yourself this is probably not the book for you. It skewers everyone with the same aplomb and is highly recommended. I gave it four instead of five stars on a technicality because the contrast between the font and the background is frequently difficult to read, and I didn't want to miss any of the disrespectful generalizations Trent Gillaspie makes in this atlas with a difference.
United States on Jun 24, 2018
James Beswick: Yes it can. Somehow simultaneous hilarious but important, Judgmental Maps will quickly have you thumbing through to your home town and silently nodding at agreement. The format consists of city-scale maps scattered liberally with two or three-words bites that capture the mood of an area perfectly - "Old Money", "Crappy Apartments" and "Traffic Nightmares" are mixed with "Poor People", "Old Democrats" and "Hoochie Mamas" like road signs with Tourettes.
It's hard to know whether this should be compulsory coffee table material or if we should simply federally mandate distribution by realtors. The information in the book confirms your inner suspicions about where you live and provides an essential insight into any place you thought you wanted to go. I can only speak knowledgeably about the places I have lived in the US - San Antonio, Austin, San Francisco and New York City - but the startling accuracy leads me to believe it it can give you a two-year head-start on any metropolitan area.
Hopefully this concept gets expended to other countries, restaurants, cars and clothing brands.
United States on Feb 08, 2018
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| Total Reviews | 10 reviews | 806 reviews | 384 reviews |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2/5 stars of 265 ratings | 4.8/5 stars of 13,031 ratings | 4.3/5 stars of 6,657 ratings |
| Language | English | English | English |
| Item Weight | 1.01 pounds | ||
| Maps (Books) | Maps | ||
| Dimensions | 7.43 x 0.76 x 9.32 inches | 7.75 x 2.9 x 5.15 inches; 8.85 Ounces | 5.25 x 0.93 x 8 inches; 14.89 Ounces |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1250068545 | 978-1529342031 | 978-1539342991 |
| Travel Humor (Books) | Travel Humor | Travel Humor | |
| ISBN-10 | 1250068541 | 1529342031 | 1539342999 |
| Publisher | Flatiron Books | Mobius | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Fiction Satire | Fiction Satire | ||
| Best Sellers Rank | #99 in Travel Humor #440 in Maps #3,402 in Fiction Satire | #18 in General Great Britain Travel Guides#34 in Travelogues & Travel Essays#184 in TV, Movie & Game Tie-In Fiction | #60 in Travel Humor #879 in Travelogues & Travel Essays#1,332 in Traveler & Explorer Biographies |
| Hardcover | 176 pages |
United States on Feb 13, 2022