Critical Reception
Reviews were mixed. Rick Marin, of the New York Times, gave it a favorable review, though he pointed out "much of the hipsterism he sanctions seems pretty mainstream, even if it is being 'appropriated'...Such quibbles, though, won't penetrate the protective pomo coating on Lanham's mirrored shades." Ben McGrath, of Slate, described the book as "so comprehensive and so well-done that only a poseur could criticize it without tongue in cheek." Others have criticized the "veiled hostility" and "aura of trying too hard."
It was popular enough to warrant a sequel, 2004's 'Food Court Druids, Cherohonkees and Other Creatures Unique to the Republic'.http://www.amazon.com/Druids-Cherohonkees-Creatures-Unique-Republic/dp/0452285623
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