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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
funny
funny but slightly boring. definitely don't read like a book, more a bunch of articles to skim through. some of them get repetitive
“My political position is based largely on my aversion to large groups, and if there’s one thing I know about Communism it’s that large groups are definitely in the picture. I do not work well with others and I do not wish to learn to do so. I do not even dance well with others if there are too many of them, and I have no doubt but that Communist discothèques are hideously overcrowded. ‘From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs’ is not a decision I care to leave to politicians, for I do not believe that an ability to remark humorously on the passing scene would carry much weight with one’s comrades or that one could convince them of the need for a really reliable answering service. The common good is not my cup of tea—it is the uncommon good in which I am interested, and I do not deceive myself that such statements are much admired by the members of farming collectives. Communists all seem to wear small caps, a look I consider better suited to tubes of toothpaste than to people. We number, of course, among us our own cap wearers, but I assure you they are easily avoided.”
DNF - not so much funny as it is peek boomer humor. Multiple essays about how things were better when she was a kid, and how bad things like digital watches are and how terrible communism is.
medium-paced
Maybe if I’d read this a little at a time, I might not have found her style as grating and exhausting. Taken all at once, I found her to be insufferable. Some of the language is extremely dated. She has some very clever moments but I found this difficult to enjoy.
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Oh, Fran. I really feel like we've been through hell and back together. Look, I'm gay, so I love Fran Lebowitz as much as the next vaguely femme aspiring writer. I like the glimpses of ~old New York~ present in this, and I like seeing where other humor writers and essayists have clearly pulled from. That being sAID this is two full books in one and is definitely meant to just, like, sit on your coffee table so you can pick up an essay once every few months. That is not what I did and regret it. Anyways, as is expected, some shit doesn't age well, but I'm glad to live at the same time as this lady.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced