wetdryvac's review
4.0
This is vaguely like that UHF moment of, "Who wants a drink from the firehose?" Individually, the chapters and bits of chapters are mostly fantastic, mostly funny, and mostly usefully informative when not being tongue in cheek. However, trying to do a straight read of the thing pretty much knocked me off the stool and into the distance.
Small chunks. The key to this book is small chunks at a go.
Small chunks. The key to this book is small chunks at a go.
misssusan's review
2.0
occasionally funny but honestly some of this is bad advice. and i feel bad for that woman whose cover letter they mocked, something tells me they didn't exactly ask her whether she was okay with them publishing it. 2.5 stars
wombatwolf's review
2.0
Written like a bad article on cracked.com. More than half the book is dedicated to Dan Savage advice pieces that are usually uninteresting and not relevant to your life.
wayward's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
2.0
Welp, this is a relic of 2012 that did not age well at all. Some good advice, but buried in an overall glib, dismissive, and navel-gazing tone.
mhall's review
1.0
I like Lindy West, but this didn't work for me. Granted, I'm not in the demographic.
gimchi's review
3.0
eh.
it drive me a little crazy when a 'self-help' book bridges that line between humor and actual help. some articles and bits were great and helpful, while others just seemed snarky.
it drive me a little crazy when a 'self-help' book bridges that line between humor and actual help. some articles and bits were great and helpful, while others just seemed snarky.
nectarine_waffle's review
1.0
I like Lindy West, but this didn't work for me. Granted, I'm not in the demographic.
pmcintosh's review
2.0
20% meaningful contributions.
50% dated and/or amusing commentary
Overall, not enough for a book - rather a lazy collection of columns. I love the writers - but yeah. Lazy and outdated. (Of course. It’s several years old.)
50% dated and/or amusing commentary
Overall, not enough for a book - rather a lazy collection of columns. I love the writers - but yeah. Lazy and outdated. (Of course. It’s several years old.)