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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
Parts were very funny but there was also a lot of casual racism. Didn't finish.
The entertaining advice is by turns practical and insane, and the recipes are terrifying.
Speaking of David Sedaris, I recently selected his sister's entertaining book with a Target gift card I got as a housewarming gift, and I started reading it before I was quite done with Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress. To be fair to Susan Gilman, it's kind of hard to make lying your way into a private chocolate factory tour sound all that outrageous when the other book I'm reading has just provided me with instructions for turning a tampon into a cat toy. (As an aside, Harley would like to tell you that you don't really need to glue on the googly eyes as she suggests. All you need to do is unwrap it and leave it sitting on the bathroom counter for 2 second, then sit there shouting "Hey! Bring that back!" as he trots into the other room with it. He'd also like you to know that he prefers pads. I think it's the crinkly pink wrapper.) Amy Sedaris mixes in totally ridiculous, hilarious suggestions in with real, practical, classy entertaining advice. Sometimes it's hard to tell which is which, but I guess that is part of the fun! (Look for the tip jar at my next party.) And all of the recipes look great, too.
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Amy Sedaris has the same offbeat, “I am not a normal person”, style of humor that her brother has and I love that. Entertaining is a source of anxiety for me (so many things could go wrong and everyone is watching!) but she almost makes it sound like a fun adventure. I was able to get through portions of the book rather quickly, as who really needs to read a recipe for scalloped potatoes (sorry Hugh!) when you’re just sitting on the couch. I will say that the recipes I skimmed over made me realize many dishes, especially desserts, are a variation of the same base of ingredients, and they don’t seem so intimidating anymore. Lastly, an unexpected bonus from a book about entertaining - I learned how to properly clean my vagina!
Amy Sedaris has the same offbeat, “I am not a normal person”, style of humor that her brother has and I love that. Entertaining is a source of anxiety for me (so many things could go wrong and everyone is watching!) but she almost makes it sound like a fun adventure. I was able to get through portions of the book rather quickly, as who really needs to read a recipe for scalloped potatoes (sorry Hugh!) when you’re just sitting on the couch. I will say that the recipes I skimmed over made me realize many dishes, especially desserts, are a variation of the same base of ingredients, and they don’t seem so intimidating anymore. Lastly, an unexpected bonus from a book about entertaining - I learned how to properly clean my vagina!
Best coffee table book ever. Amy Sedaris is a hilarious woman!
I was chuckling throughout this book. Amy also gives solid advice for entertaining all different types of people in all different circumstances. A must read for socialized humans.
Hilarious combination of real-life hosting advice and toungue-in-cheek snarkiness. I'm not really the hostessy type, so I mostly just checked this out from the library for the snarkiness instead of the recipes. Good fun.
I thought this book was going to be a joke, but she's super serious about how to have a great time with your friends. Can't believe how much she cooks! Literally gives the recipe for spanakopita like it's something normal people make all the time. Also, I love how judgmental she is about types of guests, giving great categories that are actually useful for balancing out personalities at a dinner party.