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    <body><![CDATA[This book is not intelligent, it isn't horribly witty, and it doesn't make me rethink the social situation of the world. <br/><br/>It is base, in your face humor, and I like that in a book. I actually think I like it more in a self aware book about how the writer is basically a complete failure as a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74322867">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[So this is the second really awesome book i've read written by someone i went to high school with, and i'm kind of stunned that any talent emerged from my wasteland of a hometown in the first place, but there you have it: Sara is hilarious AND a good writer!<br/><br/>my two favorite excerpts:<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6953135">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was good fun, and I enjoyed reading it in the Denver Airport and on the plane.  I was so into it, I nearly left my carry-on luggage under a table in the airport!<br/><br/>Barron's funny life anecdotes should find fans among those who like Sloane Crosley and David Sedaris, among other mem...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55906728">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i am so honored that the author of this hilaaaaaaaarious book is my writing teacher, SARA BARRON. its so enjoyable, and you'll want to hang out with sara immediately when you read it. although, i must warn you: she is hotter and less retarded sounding than the self-deprecating narrator would lead yo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56388724">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I couldn't agree more with the title. Some good, some less so in this book. I can see some traits of my own in Barron, as she comes through in her writing. She'd be fun to have a few drinks with, no doubt. I look forward to her second book, as I think her writing style and storytelling will improve ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80095512">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a quick, occasionally scandalous, but ultimately forgettable series of essays by a new writer who has appeared on This American Life, among other NPR shows.  That alone made it appealing to me, but after a positive review in Bust I went right out and got a copy.  It was an entertaining plane...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71728606">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is freaking hilarious!  I recommend it to anyone who needs a good laugh. The best parts for me were  discussions about FUPA, The Porn, BFA (big fucking actor), and working at the Olive Garden.<br/>It was the discussions about FUPA and The Porn that had me laughing so hard I almost peed my...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63844508">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorites were her opening stories about the porn she wrote as a tween and the banalities of suburban life. The latter vignettes tended to be less hilarious and more kind of what you'd expect from a 20- or 30-something in New York (celebrity interactions, waiting tables stories) but also more hon...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54465649">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I randomly picked up this book at Borders the other day, b/c it looked amusing and i wanted a light read. it's all this girl's bizarre true stories.. i think i read it in 2 days, it's hysterical if you feel like laughing. good train book for me.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[wish it was more laugh out loud.  was an enjoyable airport read, tho i felt uncomfortable that someone might read over my shoulder and think that i was reading porn.  she was VERY open about things and honest with it all... quite refreshing compared to some who do not look at themselves in perspecti...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64531153">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a cross between David Sedaris/Augusten Burroughs and Laurie Notaro. Funny, autobiographical stories, some of them laugh-out-loud funny, especially the one about The Porn -- the X-rated story she wrote as a pre-adolescent. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is worth reading for the first two essays alone - I nearly peed my pants from laughing so hard. And now that I know what a FUPA is, I have the correct street terminology for my gut. Life is good indeed. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Funny. Some good celeb goss. The stuff about the porny she found that she'd written when she was 12 or so?  Man. Awesome. Also I like that she hates &quot;veggies&quot; for vegetables, because she's right. ]]></body>
    
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