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mehsi's review against another edition
1.0
A not so good book. I mostly enjoyed reading about the College/High School part and wasn't interested in the rest that much. Also the stories were at times good, but at times I was just bored out of my mind and skipped the story.
There are apparently some famous(?) people who also had roommate experiences, however I didn't know any of them. :)
The roommate experiences were at times very horrific and at times also unbelievable. There are also fun stories of good roommate experiences, but a lot was more about the bad things. Not that I mind, I think I like those more. Way more interesting than a fairy tale ending.
Sadly around the last parts I just started skipping the stories more and more. I just didn't like them and I also couldn't care for them.
I also had my fair share of roommate problems, so I could relate to a few of the things that were happening in the book.
All in all, I wouldn't recommend this book, only would recommend the first part of the book (with the college/high school stuff).
Review first posted at: http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
There are apparently some famous(?) people who also had roommate experiences, however I didn't know any of them. :)
The roommate experiences were at times very horrific and at times also unbelievable. There are also fun stories of good roommate experiences, but a lot was more about the bad things. Not that I mind, I think I like those more. Way more interesting than a fairy tale ending.
Sadly around the last parts I just started skipping the stories more and more. I just didn't like them and I also couldn't care for them.
I also had my fair share of roommate problems, so I could relate to a few of the things that were happening in the book.
All in all, I wouldn't recommend this book, only would recommend the first part of the book (with the college/high school stuff).
Review first posted at: http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
amalauna's review against another edition
1.0
Let me go ahead and say that I received this book free as a Good Reads First Read.
Have you ever read a book that you disliked so much that you wanted badly to finish it, but with every page you read it felt like you were paper cutting your soul? Like Harry Potter and the evil quill of Umbridge's... the one that you had to keep writing with even though it sliced you open...
That's what reading this book was like in the last 100 pages for me. The book itself was not bad, but it lacked several things:
1. unique voices for each story... it was obviously written by someone writing in the same voice.
2. That voice reminded me of SoSo from Orange is the New Black.
3. That voice became super grating.
4. A purpose. (Multiple people ranting about roommates with no coherent theme was not and is not a purpose.)
I wanted to read this book because I thought it would be a good choice for our First Year Experience book. However, the book was just a bunch of trite stories about people living together. Some of the roommates were horrific. Some stories were just people whining about moderately bad people.
The book lacked focus. Much like this review.
Have you ever read a book that you disliked so much that you wanted badly to finish it, but with every page you read it felt like you were paper cutting your soul? Like Harry Potter and the evil quill of Umbridge's... the one that you had to keep writing with even though it sliced you open...
That's what reading this book was like in the last 100 pages for me. The book itself was not bad, but it lacked several things:
1. unique voices for each story... it was obviously written by someone writing in the same voice.
2. That voice reminded me of SoSo from Orange is the New Black.
3. That voice became super grating.
4. A purpose. (Multiple people ranting about roommates with no coherent theme was not and is not a purpose.)
I wanted to read this book because I thought it would be a good choice for our First Year Experience book. However, the book was just a bunch of trite stories about people living together. Some of the roommates were horrific. Some stories were just people whining about moderately bad people.
The book lacked focus. Much like this review.
carolynaugustyn's review against another edition
2.0
I have had my fair share of roommates- both great and crappy (literally, first day living with a girl and her toilet clogged and overflowed, she asked to use my towels to sop up the toilet mess). I was hoping for a book with similar experiences, and while there were several that were just that, the rest were not good. I really didn't care about a lot of the stories and found most of them to be 2-3 pages of solid whining, and often times whining about people that probably had some mental illness. The stories lacked compassion or humor and I finished the book thinking "who cares." Not an effective collection of short essays.
summerrae87's review against another edition
3.0
This collection of stories would be more accurately titled as "Stories of Living with Passive-Aggressive Nightmares", because pretty much the entire collection is full of tales about living with some of the most unpleasant, narcissistic, hedonistic, and sometimes bordering on ridiculous roommates. Some stories were simply amusing, such as the roommate who proceeded to urinate on their electronics when they drank and denied it the next day, to disturbing--including the roommate who kept dead animals in the freezer for further "study". If you're looking for a way to keep your mind off an awful living situation of your own, you will definitely commiserate with these stories. On the other hand, if you're enjoying the luxury of living alone (or with multiple cats/dogs/etc.), you can sympathize for the authors of the tales vicariously.
nicoletort's review against another edition
3.0
A funny and occasionally heartwarming collection of stories about roommates. Like I'll point out in my Muckraker review, it's a better gift for someone dealing with an awful roommate than something to pick up for yourself, but a fun read nonetheless.
(I received an e-copy in exchange for my honest review in the Morningside Muckraker through NetGalley.)
(I received an e-copy in exchange for my honest review in the Morningside Muckraker through NetGalley.)
sincerelysara22's review against another edition
4.0
An interesting collection of stories about roommates that range from well-that-worked-out-well-so-glad-they’re-still-friends to oh-my-god-gross-who-does-that-why-did-they-life-with-them-for-so-long and everything in between. It makes me appreciate that I’ve never had to deal with roommates until I moved in with my boyfriend (now fiancé) and he’s pretty awesome!
clairelorraine's review against another edition
4.0
Really really fun and revealing. The stories people tell about what constitutes "weird" show that normalcy is incredibly subjective. Also, almost everyone is a victim in their roommate tale, even when their framing can't hide that they're the true villain/whacko! Sweet, callous, funny, thoughtful - what a range of narrators. I really loved it.