21stcenturyvole 's review for:

Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide by Georgia Hardstark, Karen Kilgariff

5.0

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The five-star rating is entirely for the audiobook; I'm sure it's enjoyable to read as well, but I feel like the audiobook is truly how it's meant to be consumed. What makes it a particularly good audiobook is that they are allowed to be a bit more emotional and jokey than most author-read audiobooks I've heard before. There are sections where Karen and Georgia talking together and you hear them laugh; there are sections that are recordings from live readings; and then there's also Paul Giamatti and Marty Hardstark. It masterfully keeps a lot of the joy of the podcast, which is what I was worried about going in. The book itself is interesting, part memoir, part advice, with a dash of true crime here and there. Obviously it will resonate most with people who are already fans of Georgia and Karen, but there are some chapters - in particular Karen's "How To Be a Latchkey Kid" - that stand beautifully on their own.