“The Bible of Unspeakable Truths” by Greg Gutfeld – A Thinking Manual

The Bible of Unspeakable Truths by Greg Gutfeld (Book cover)
Most of you are probably familiar with Greg Gutfeld from his work as the host of Red Eye, a nightly show on Fox News, or through some of his other books, such as The Joy of Hate for instance.

In any case I believe it is important to understand the kind of person Greg Gutfeld is before diving into a rather popular book of his, The Bible of Unspeakable Truths.

In it, we are basically presented with a ginormous compilation of various thoughts, reflections and conclusions Greg Gutfeld came to while thinking about virtually all aspects of life.

In other words, he talks about food, religion, race, sex, love, marriage, money, economy, the job sector, popular culture, modern technology, and a lot more.

Though I do understand that Gutfeld’s main purpose with this book was to entertain and make the audience laugh, there is a certain aspect to it which I feel can kill your pleasure of reading it, unless you get well-acquainted with the author himself and his style of humor.

It is very aggressive, direct, in your face, and perhaps even self-righteous; he presents the many thoughts he has as being the only conclusions sensible and reasonable people can reach… any other outlook on life would be straying from the path.

To be frank, having watched some of Gutfeld’s television performances, I am not convinced that it is actually what he thinks; rather, he just plays to the persona that led him to success.

If you can distance yourself from the thoughts here and read them independently of what you know and believe, then it will be possible to draw the humor from them. And I have to admit, some of the observations he makes here are quite funny, even if you do disagree with them or they generalize and stereotype something.

Yes, it is a rather crude type of humor that will appeal to the intellectual vanity of very few people out there, but if taken in small doses without emotional and spiritual investment, it can make for a very pleasant piece of entertainment.

The Bible of Unspeakable Truths by Greg Gutfeld (Book cover)
All in all, if you are a fan of Gutfeld’s humor style (loud and aggressive) or are looking for a simple read with the help of which you can relax for a few minutes, then I think you ought to give this book a shot.

Otherwise, if you are searching for a deeper and more meaningful read, I recommend you pass this up for something else; though it is a bit unfortunate, there are very few books, if any, which can cater to all tastes and desires.


Greg Gutfeld (Author)

Greg Gutfeld


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Greg Gutfeld is a blogger, magazine editor, humorist, political satirist, television personality, and an author. Though he has made many controversial remarks he still remains a very popular author with The Bible of Unspeakable Truths and The Joy of Hate being some of his more popular ones.

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