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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
There's not one funnier than this book. BAR NONE. I have read it and am currently reading it, and will always BE reading it!
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
I liked it. There were some funny parts and I did get some fun, interesting party, craft, and meal ideas. Pretty much all of the recipes are animal based or have eggs, cheese, or cream in them, but most of them can easily be veganized.
She seems like she'd be a lot of fun to hangout with and I heartily agree with many of her etiquette tips. Especially "if you cannot come to a party do not cancel at the last minute or give a message to a child to inform the host. And don't bother explaining why you can't attend because anything after "because" is bullshit." Amen, sister!
She seems like she'd be a lot of fun to hangout with and I heartily agree with many of her etiquette tips. Especially "if you cannot come to a party do not cancel at the last minute or give a message to a child to inform the host. And don't bother explaining why you can't attend because anything after "because" is bullshit." Amen, sister!
fun overall, especially funny to listen to amy read the audiobook.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Hit or miss dark and sometimes crass humor combined with hosting advice. Overall, I found it amusing and I plan on trying some of the recipes.
medium-paced
"This is not a joke cookbook." says the intro. It's true: the recipes look legit (I love the ghost sheet cake with the flaming eyes), and there is a lot of actually good advice. Although, stick-in-the-mud that I am, I was a little put off by some of the references to substance use.
The main philosophy of the book is to make your guests happy and comfortable, and not feel out of place. That's good etiquette. But this particular hostess will go out of her way to accomplish that, with suggestions that, if followed to the letter by a normal (boring) person with regular friends, will get a few odd looks. Creative, yes. Attempt in real life? Hmmm. I suppose if you're in an artistic group then this just might work for you. People will love how Dada it is (shock value! how unusual!) Think ghetto-Martha. So proceed to read with tongue firmly in cheek, because that's how many sections seem to have been written.
I imagine this is what kind of hostess I'd be if I planned and threw a party while inebriated: earnest, intense, well-meaning, but a little wacky, and any filters/censors dissolving by the third glass of strong punch. Like My Drunk Kitchen, but doing a better job at covering up the alcohol/pot fumes and putting on a pretty face.
The main philosophy of the book is to make your guests happy and comfortable, and not feel out of place. That's good etiquette. But this particular hostess will go out of her way to accomplish that, with suggestions that, if followed to the letter by a normal (boring) person with regular friends, will get a few odd looks. Creative, yes. Attempt in real life? Hmmm. I suppose if you're in an artistic group then this just might work for you. People will love how Dada it is (shock value! how unusual!) Think ghetto-Martha. So proceed to read with tongue firmly in cheek, because that's how many sections seem to have been written.
I imagine this is what kind of hostess I'd be if I planned and threw a party while inebriated: earnest, intense, well-meaning, but a little wacky, and any filters/censors dissolving by the third glass of strong punch. Like My Drunk Kitchen, but doing a better job at covering up the alcohol/pot fumes and putting on a pretty face.
I read the Kindle edition of this, and I think a lot of the humor is lost in an ebook format. I like the idea of the book. I loved the kitschy food photographs. There were some very funny parts and some mildly funny parts. I did end up skimming through a lot of the book, because I was pretty disinterested in all of the recipes. There are a lot of recipes for generic American party food that most people already have recipes for. There is some genuinely good party advice, though.