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 enlarge | Author: Sloane Crosley
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  72 reviews
Sales Rank: 387
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 159448306X
Dewey Decimal Number: 814.6
EAN: 9781594483066
ASIN: 159448306X
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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 Vastly Disappointing September 16, 2008
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
I'd been wanting to read this book for some time, so when it was chosen for my book club, I was excited. The title was witty and enticing, the author was compared to Sedaris and it was a NY Times bestseller...it was a sure bet for a good read, right?
The complete opposite. I don't think there was one funny or remotely humorous part of the entire book. Sloane Crosley just ranted and bitched about everything and her writing style is enough to put you to sleep. She endlessly goes on about the smallest, mundane things...if she wrote more concisely, she would have a shot at least being witty.
And, I finished the book (after forcing myself to) not liking her one bit! She complains about everything - from having to be in a high school friend's wedding to how it's impossible for her to find someone to have a one night stand with in NYC. She was portrayed as someone you wouldn't want as a friend or even acquaintance.
If she can write a book, let alone a NY Times bestseller, anyone can.
BORING September 15, 2008
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
If this was a blog, it wouldn't even be worth reading - for free. Unoriginal and self-obsessed .... don't waste your time.
 good but not great September 13, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book was certainly good enough to finish, and at times it was very funny, but all in all it didn't pull me in the way a great book and voice does. One of the issues I had with it was that the essays were rather unfocused, covering so many topics at once that they often became like several essays in one, making the main topic and point of the essay nearly unidentifiable at times without looking at the title. This book was being recommended on Amazon along with David Sedaris and Chelsea Handler, and although generally well written and at times funny and insightful, it just isn't in the same category as those humorists. Perhaps if I had found it, not expecting it to be as funny as the authors it was associated it, I might have enjoyed it more. I also agree with one reviewer that although this book has very funny parts, it is not a "funny" book in general, and that is partly what I was expecting. The writing is good but needs polish. Let's she what she comes up with for her next book.
Eh...it's OK September 2, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really had high expectations for this book; I shamefacedly admit that the cover and title had me smitten before it even arrived. However, I was disappointed. Crosley reads like a more angsty, less self-depricating Laurie Notaro. She thinks quite a bit of herself, this one does. The best essay-type book of humor mixed with memoir is "Hypocrite In A Poufy White Dress" by Susan Jane Gilman. That's snappy writing and actual giggle-worthy humor. So Sloane, give it another try...you are a smart girl and with a bit of luck you won't be ruined by all of the Sedaris comparisons.
Title is funnier than the content August 29, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Comparisons to David Sedaris' work are inevitable, so I won't try to avoid them in this review. Each chapter is a humorous essay drawing from the author's life. Like Sedaris, the author writes in a somewhat sarcastic style, and the humor tends to be dry with some occasional slapstick. Although I did laugh out loud at a few of the pieces, the humor level varied too much for my taste from chapter to chapter. In fairness, Crosley is at a distinct disadvantage versus Sedaris because her family is not nearly as funny (e.g. Amy Sedaris). Given what she has to work with, not a bad effort.
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