meganmalach's review against another edition
5.0
Sloane Crosley is quietly hilarious- you just really never see it coming. I read this book 8 years ago and I still pull it out and read it from time to time. It never gets old. And she's just such a magnificent writer. Seriously, if you want a good laugh- read this book.
dcmr's review against another edition
3.0
An easy light read that took me out of myself. It's refreshing to read a voice so unlike my own. I'll pass this one on to my 20ish niece.
nappower's review against another edition
1.0
the only reason i finished this book was because i paid $6 for it at a used bookstore. i should have bought some fancy $6 piece of cake instead. it was like reading a blog that concerned itself with stuff you tell your friends on the phone or like guess what happened in my dream last night - kind of only interesting to you type stuff. too bad - where did my high expectations come from?
miranda_graham's review against another edition
funny
medium-paced
4.0
Another book of funny anecdotes. Easy to pick up and put down.
amymo73's review against another edition
3.0
I bought this book for the title. Seriously. I enjoyed the stories but wasn't blown away. Really liked the bridesmaid story.
lattes_lipstick_literature's review against another edition
2.0
Surprisingly I knew who Sloane Crosley was before I read this. Weird right? Anyway I usually enjoy essays and memoirs I just couldn't completely get behind Crosley's humor. Everything that happened seemed over emphasized and funnier than it really should have been. I know authors tend to over-embellish when they write non-fiction humor but I felt like Crosley went one step over.
I did find her essay on her first horrible boss humorous as, it was something we can all relate to, but after that we seem to loose touch with each other on things to connect on. Maybe because I never lived in New York so I did not understand the hustle and bustle. Either way, this was not a bad book at all, it just honestly seemed like I read it all before.
I did find her essay on her first horrible boss humorous as, it was something we can all relate to, but after that we seem to loose touch with each other on things to connect on. Maybe because I never lived in New York so I did not understand the hustle and bustle. Either way, this was not a bad book at all, it just honestly seemed like I read it all before.
garfieldphone's review against another edition
2.0
Honestly, I really wanted to like this book. The first essays premise about hiding toy ponies in a drawer and being worried about people finding them after you die really sounds like something I would write myself. Only, the essay doesn't seem to know where it's going and never really gets anywhere. I only read 5 of the essays. I stopped after that because I was just too bored. I'm sure in real life, or in blog form where you only read little bits at a time, Sloane Crosley is funny and entertaining. But none of these stories were bookworthy and I slogged through. I wouldn't say this book was bad. It was just too boring to justify continuing with.