Will Sargent reviewed Whiter shades of pale by Christian Lander
Review of 'Whiter shades of pale' on 'Storygraph'
2 stars
At some point, "Stuff White People Like" is stuff white people like. The fact that the joke is meta and clearly indicates a superior kind of white person isn't sufficient to outweigh the problem that the book really isn't all that funny.
Pointing out Trader Joe and IKEA as things that white people like, for example. This has been done. By everyone. For all time. It's so old you couldn't give it away.
Hummus. White people like hummus. And whole wheat bread. There's nothing you couldn't say white people like in this way -- clam chowder, cupcakes, thai food, piroshki... at what point does it come down to "white people have money and so can buy different kinds of food?" It's too damn easy.