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A review by dileksayed89
The Fran Lebowitz Reader by Fran Lebowitz
4.0
“There's no such thing as advice to the lovelorn. If they took advice, they wouldn't be lovelorn.”― Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader.
I am a huge Lebowitz fan. She describes herself as two women – one ardently social, the other ferociously solitary, which I very much identify with. She also states that the two identities were slightly in conflict when the pandemic began, which I very much relate to.
“I did always think my entire life: wouldn't it be great if all I had to do was lie on the sofa and read?” Fran says. “And it turned out that, you know, it’s generally better to have a few other things to do, too.” Yes, Fran, I agree.
Keep in mind that Fran is truly and deeply a New Yorker (the real kind) and an intellectual wizard. She has an immense knowledge in literature, writing, culture, cinema, theatre, and any other form of art. Therefore, her puns and connections in the book may be foreign to a reader, who is not from the New York City high society bohemia.
That being said, this smart book by Lebowitz is a pure joy to read and while you read, prepare yourself to laugh out loud.
Below are some pure gold remarks by Lebowitz by which she holds nothing back and says it like it is as she should:
“Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass. Your life story would not make a good book. Do not even try.” ― Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader.
“I never met anyone who didn't have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when they reach adulthood?”― Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader.
“That I am totally devoid of sympathy for, or interest in, the world of groups is directly attributable to the fact that my two greatest needs and desires — smoking cigarettes and plotting revenge — are basically solitary pursuits.” ― Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader.
I am a huge Lebowitz fan. She describes herself as two women – one ardently social, the other ferociously solitary, which I very much identify with. She also states that the two identities were slightly in conflict when the pandemic began, which I very much relate to.
“I did always think my entire life: wouldn't it be great if all I had to do was lie on the sofa and read?” Fran says. “And it turned out that, you know, it’s generally better to have a few other things to do, too.” Yes, Fran, I agree.
Keep in mind that Fran is truly and deeply a New Yorker (the real kind) and an intellectual wizard. She has an immense knowledge in literature, writing, culture, cinema, theatre, and any other form of art. Therefore, her puns and connections in the book may be foreign to a reader, who is not from the New York City high society bohemia.
That being said, this smart book by Lebowitz is a pure joy to read and while you read, prepare yourself to laugh out loud.
Below are some pure gold remarks by Lebowitz by which she holds nothing back and says it like it is as she should:
“Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass. Your life story would not make a good book. Do not even try.” ― Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader.
“I never met anyone who didn't have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when they reach adulthood?”― Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader.
“That I am totally devoid of sympathy for, or interest in, the world of groups is directly attributable to the fact that my two greatest needs and desires — smoking cigarettes and plotting revenge — are basically solitary pursuits.” ― Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader.