I Can Has Cheezburger? I can has book review!

Erm, ahem. I mean, I have a book review of the upcoming new lolcats book, "I Can Has Cheezburger?: A LOLcat Colleckshun" by Professor Happycat and the fine folks at ICanHasCheezburger.com.

ICHC cofounders Eric Nakagawa and Kari Unebasami selected 200 of their favorite lolcat pictures (or, in lolspeak, pikshures) for this visual potpourri of cuteness. They include a few classics, some I haven't seen before, and explanations of common lolspeak, such as: Monorail Cat, Nom Nom Nom, Invisible, Ceiling Cat, and Halp. Seriously, just open to any page and hilarity will ensue.

(BTW, I considered writing this entire review in lolspeak. But after two sentences, I thankfully gave up.)

If you're a lolfan, you're going to love the portability of getting your lolfill whenever you want to, especially when your intertubes are down and you can't get online. Leave it at your desk for inspiration or an occasional chuckle. Flip through it when you're bored or need a lolcheer. Or buy it for a friend; it makes a great lolgift!

Unfortunately, the book is tiny (only 6×6 inches) with a paperback cover and full-bleed photos. That means it's not a fantastic coffee-table book - it's way too small. And sometimes, to fully see a caption, you have to bend the pages back and crease the spine. That sucks for someone as anal about books as I am.

There's probably a good reason for this size though. Printing web images onto paper is awful because paper requires a higher resolution than the web. If you've ever tried printing an image from the web, you've probably noticed that it's fuzzy and pixelated. A higher resolution image wouldn't have that problem. I'm guessing that's what ICHC encountered when deciding upon the size of the book.

'Tis quite a shame. This could have made a fantastic coffee-table book.

But that's hardly a reason not to check it out - especially if you're a true lolfan. The greek cred of owning this alone is worth the $10 for it (and only $8 on Amazon as of this post). You'll have to pre-order it though. The book doesn't come out officially until October 7, 2008. In the meantime, you'll have to get your lolfill on the internets.

UPDATE 9/12/2008: For more lolinfo on the book, check out http://www.lulzftw.com or @lulzftw on Twitter!