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Another grand slam by Jen! I have loved all her books but Bitter is the New Black has long been my favorite. However, My Fair Lazy is an extremely close runner up. I too am a reality show junkie and have often pondered in the past if it was making me dumb. It is nice to know someone else feels the same way.
On a side note, I totally want to be friends with Jen!
On a side note, I totally want to be friends with Jen!
Made the drive to Indianapolis and back go super quick! Also, I'm now dying to eat at Moto in Chicago.
Accidental choice makes for good read
Not sure how this book got in my "for later" shelf two years ago. I need a quick read before the next book was ready and thought, "Hey! Why not?"
I enjoyed the ride for the most part. I laughed out loud and chuckled, and even took notes on a few authors for future reference... Possibly for my own Erinaissance, perhaps?
I think what threw me was that the author seemed to dominate all conversations. With her friends, husband, strangers.... And that just might be a poor perception. To be honest, I don't read autobiographies.
It's still worth the read. It flowed well and quickly and, like I said, parts of the book were inspiring.
Not sure how this book got in my "for later" shelf two years ago. I need a quick read before the next book was ready and thought, "Hey! Why not?"
I enjoyed the ride for the most part. I laughed out loud and chuckled, and even took notes on a few authors for future reference... Possibly for my own Erinaissance, perhaps?
I think what threw me was that the author seemed to dominate all conversations. With her friends, husband, strangers.... And that just might be a poor perception. To be honest, I don't read autobiographies.
It's still worth the read. It flowed well and quickly and, like I said, parts of the book were inspiring.
While not as laugh-out-loud funny as some of her other books, I enjoyed watching Jen grow and try to challange herself. It has actually encouraged me to take some chances with my own cultural life. Some of them might have to wait until I have steadier employment but I am making my list.
Jen Lancaster does it again, creating a piece of work that leaves us laughing so hard we almost pee our pants *and some of you actually did, but that will just be between us ;-)* We take a journey with Jen in her effort to get "cultured" reading her take on various plays some even including n-a-k-e-d people, her attempts of eating the world, and the hunt for a house. Some of my favorite chapters include RATINMYHOUSE! and of course the Thundercats. With her snarky wit, her footnotes, and her partners in crime, Jen Lancaster is a must read for everyone who loves to laugh.
This is the third and final book of Jen Lancaster's that I will read. There is a pretty consistent pattern in her writing - 1.) include emails to friends that outline that she was a total bitch in a situation but she wants it to come across as funny 2.) Ambien-induced Twitter messages or stories involving Ambien mixed with alcohol that are first funny but after a while you wonder how someone in their 40's can continue to do the same thing and be surprised at the outcome 3.) Pfft repeated over and over again when someone is trying to have a conversation with her.
The level of arrogance that comes across in her books is outstanding. Jen took an apparently Jewish friend to a German restaurant and asked how often the friend comes there. The friend had to essentially remind her of the Holocaust. Not funny to me at all; I'd call that insensitive.
Jen seems to create situations either by doing something stupid or saying something rude or insensitive with the thought of, "I'll put this in my book" at the forefront of her mind. She thinks she is MUCH funnier than I do. Her books ramble on and with this one, I wasn't totally sure what the point of the story was. Yes, she had success with "Bitter is the New Black" which I absolutely enjoyed but she needs a new format and approach to her books.
The level of arrogance that comes across in her books is outstanding. Jen took an apparently Jewish friend to a German restaurant and asked how often the friend comes there. The friend had to essentially remind her of the Holocaust. Not funny to me at all; I'd call that insensitive.
Jen seems to create situations either by doing something stupid or saying something rude or insensitive with the thought of, "I'll put this in my book" at the forefront of her mind. She thinks she is MUCH funnier than I do. Her books ramble on and with this one, I wasn't totally sure what the point of the story was. Yes, she had success with "Bitter is the New Black" which I absolutely enjoyed but she needs a new format and approach to her books.
Jen Lancaster is one of the authors who turned me onto memoirs. Her latest book, My Fair Lazy, was excellent as expected. I laughed out loud on the the plan several times. I don't care for/watch reality television, so I was afraid I wouldn't get the inside jokes, but I never felt lost or left out.
Yeah I am still mad I bought this one in hardcover. I think I lost my mind since I tend to only buy hardcover when I know I will be re-reading an author again and again. At least "My Fair Lazy" had more of a structure than the last memoir did. This one just follows Lancaster as she goes on a cultural diet, i.e. doing things like reading poetry, attending the theater, etc. Sorry, it just felt very....who cares about this as I was reading. As someone who misses their Booklikes blog and used to post pictures about the theaters and musicals I attended, and who loves loves loves museums, I get loving culture and wanting to immerse yourself into it. I just can't see why this was made into a book. There's nothing Earth shattering here, and the laughs per usual are few and far between. And once again we get to see that due to her contacts and how much money she has, Lancaster is able to dine out at restaurants and attend plays that most people can't do.
The narrative flow as I said up above was much better in this one. I just had a hard time thinking that Lancaster ever cared that anyone would think she was unintelligent in a conversation. She's been telling us through how many books how great/smart she is? It just felt like a false note. And then Lancaster "training" herself on how to carry conversations and know about current events and discussing the theater felt like Eliza Doolittle for petty people. Sorry, not sorry, but it just made me go this is a book like a thousand times.
Anyway, I was the person who bought this in hardcover and who is now placing this book into my pile of donations for the library when they start to accept them again.
The narrative flow as I said up above was much better in this one. I just had a hard time thinking that Lancaster ever cared that anyone would think she was unintelligent in a conversation. She's been telling us through how many books how great/smart she is? It just felt like a false note. And then Lancaster "training" herself on how to carry conversations and know about current events and discussing the theater felt like Eliza Doolittle for petty people. Sorry, not sorry, but it just made me go this is a book like a thousand times.
Anyway, I was the person who bought this in hardcover and who is now placing this book into my pile of donations for the library when they start to accept them again.