Los Angeles is Hideous: Poems About An Ugly City

by Andrew Heaton

Written by comedian and future Poet Laureate Andrew Heaton, "Los Angeles is Hideous" is the most beautiful collection of words ever composed to describe the ugliest city in America.

Poems include "The Greater Los Angeles Necroplex," "Only Cowards Fear Winter," an "An Ode to Traffic," and more.

Genres: Poetry, Humor

45 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 12, 2021

Reviews

[Brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a spoof of poetry about Los Angeles, which is a bit uncanny to me since it has elements of poetry my father wrote or could have written about L.A. For a non-poet, Heaton created some nice phrases, and I appreciated the history.

I read this through Kindle Unlimited and based on the books generated at the end by the "people who bought this also bought" bot, some Ben Shapiro and Glenn Beck fans are going to be quite disappointed to find out this isn't truly a liberal bashing book of poetry . . .

[Kirby Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful collection of hilarious poems written by the great comedian/political commentator Andrew Heaton. Whom made the poor decision to move there (and COVID didn’t help); I don’t know if it will play in Peoria, but it’ll play in DC.

[Stephen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vulgar but darkly comic poems about the physical ugliness of Los Angeles' sprawl, and the inner ugliness that feeds it.

All the beauty of a parking lot
And yet
Ironically
You will never find a parking space

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not typically a fan of poetry, but Heaton says he's not really a poet, so there you go. A little crude, but overall very funny stuff. But, of course, I live in the heartland, not L.A.!

[Mark Harbour · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and very humorous perspectives of Los Angeles....and....from someone who has lived in DTLA from 2005 until recently, he captures accurately and perceptively many of the things that are wrong that hopefully (and perhaps wishfully thinking) will change in the future.

[Fritters · Rating 2 out of 5]

I kept seeing reviews about how hilarious this is, but I just found it dark and sad. If you like Mean Humor I suppose you might like it. There's certainly some quality poetry in it with vivid imagery, but I felt it darken my soul and that wasn't what I paid for. I wanted more levity and less cruelty.

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit crass, but funny.

I live in Orange County and got a few laughs from it.

It’s pretty short and I think I read it in a few minutes.

Thanks to Kindle highlights for reminding me that I read this.

[Haris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious but profound

Moloch but funny. Social criticism hidden in hilarious verses. You can read it in half an hour if you're alone It'll take longer if someone is with your because they'll keep interrupting to ask why you're laughing so much.

[Patrick Tidwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

If Robert Frost were crossed with H.L. Mencken

Dear, Lord Uncle Heaton,

I was reading this at work and it made me laugh so hard I aspirated my Lunch and scared all my co-workers. Would rate 10/5 stars if I could.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 stars. This book doesn't have grand ambitions, but it's pretty good for what it is. I don't usually like humor in poems but thought these were fairly well executed.

[Chad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tell us how you really feel Heaton. Short, fun, comedic look at the ugly side of L.A.

[C · Rating 5 out of 5]

Disliked the cussing, but loved the spot-on truthful humor about the subject. Except CA won't actually fall into the ocean, but hey, science. The hilarity continues in the blurbs on the back.