A review by judyward
Pretty in Plaid by Jen Lancaster

2.0

I floored by the fact that I only gave two stars to a Jen Lancaster book, but, frankly, this one was disappointing. Such a Pretty Fat was my introduction to Jen Lancaster and I LOVED it. I quickly bought and read her other two books and liked them. This book seems to be a rehash of all of the same smart comments (which, I have to admit are still funny, but predictable). The two parts of the book that I enjoyed the most were Lancaster forging Girl Scout badges while in elementary school and attending sorority rush parties while in college. I think that the problem may be that after reading the first three books, that I was able to anticipate where each of the stories was going and what Lancaster's reaction/attitude was going to be. Her voice has been the same in each of her four books and while that can be comforting, it can also become repetitive. I deeply value Lancaster's sarcasm and bitterness, but as I read this book and discovered that I was becoming somewhat bored, I found myself in emotional turmoil. I'm sarcastic and bitter and maybe my friends are finding me as predictable as I'm finding Jen Lancaster. The horror.