A review by writeguy
The Fran Lebowitz Reader by Fran Lebowitz

3.0

Has there ever been anyone more NYC than Fran Lebowitz? It’s like with every inhale of her cigarettes she sucks in the essence of New York and spills it back out in her writing/appearances. I was super excited to see what 70s and 80s Fran had to offer and this collection compiles both of her books from those decades. Unfortunately, not all holds up. There isn’t a ton of insight into NYC and instead we get Fran’s ideas on lots of general things from house plants to dating to several way too long made up scenarios. It’s also incredibly dated, but not in a good way. There are some glimmers of her whip-smart humor and I did enjoy most of my experience reading it, Ute it often felt more like homework and at times I struggled to keep turning the pages.