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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
3.5!
This was two short novels in one, and I think I liked Social Studies a bit more than Metropolitan Life.
The essays/shorts are definitely dated (written in the 1970s), and Fran even acknowledges that in a 1994 Prologue. Still, brace yourself for some retro terminology (for people, places, etc).
This was two short novels in one, and I think I liked Social Studies a bit more than Metropolitan Life.
The essays/shorts are definitely dated (written in the 1970s), and Fran even acknowledges that in a 1994 Prologue. Still, brace yourself for some retro terminology (for people, places, etc).
funny
reflective
Perhaps the least cheering statement ever made on the subject of art is that life imitates it. [...] more often than not, life imitates craft, for who among us can say that our experience does not more closely resemble a macramé plant holder than it does a painting by Seurat.
I first found out about Fran Lebowitz from her appearances on the Tonight Show. She was charming and entertaining in a strange way, so I wanted to find out why she was famous. Hence, I picked up this book.
I was surprised at first. For this didn't seem to be the kind of book one would become famous for. This seemed like the kind of book one would get away with writing because one was famous already. It's humorous and insubstantial, with a ton of lists and anecdotes.
The humor is that snobby, snarky, grumpy type that you either love or despise. The sentences are long and wordy. At first, I thought: "Well, it's funny, but not that funny" and almost regretted starting it.
If your sexual fantasies were truly of interest to others they would no longer be fantasies.
[Prenatal signs that your child is a writer] C. When your obstetrician applies the stethoscope to your abdomen he hears excuses.
But a few chapters in Fran started growing on me. I started snorting and giggling and enjoying every minute of her difficult sour-humored New Yorker self.
It was a nice read.
funny
