The Fran Lebowitz Reader by Fran Lebowitz

3.55 AVERAGE

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martagom's review against another edition

3.5
funny lighthearted fast-paced

mopmop's review

3.0
funny lighthearted slow-paced

mtomljanovic's review

3.0
funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

lkrivitz's review

2.0
I love Fran, but this material does not date well.
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lorena_balan's review against another edition

3.0
funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

nnw's review

4.25
funny fast-paced
genuinely giggled at a lot of these bits, i aspire to be such a well spoken hater. that being said some jokes just didn’t land for me as i am deeply in my soul not a new york girly, but i think i sort of appreciated the challenge of disagreeing w her. i’ve def placed fran on a pedestal in my mind and some of these essays complicated that for sure. like i went from being scared she wouldn’t like me to being pretty positive she wouldn’t like me, but i think that helps me appreciate her writing more. 

stormymonday's review

4.5
funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

mbesq's review against another edition

2.25
funny lighthearted medium-paced
First, I consider Fran Lebowtz to be a national treasure, but man, this collection of essays. Many are so dated as to be painful. 

peachychel's review

3.5
funny slow-paced

aurora444's review

3.5
good to read between other things as a whole book of very short articles is a bit weird. some essays fell flat for me as i just am not a 1970s/80s new yorker but many were fun and clever.