false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630260m/2029834.jpg 2029834 3 <i>Laurie Notaro</i> has an uncanny ability to attract insanity – and leave readers doubled over with laughter. Need proof? Check out <i>The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death</i> and try not to bust a gut. Join Notaro as she experiences the popular phenomenon of laser hair removal (because at least one of her chins should be stubble-free); bemoans the scourge of the Open Mouth Coughers on America’s airplanes and in similarly congested areas; welcomes the newest ex-con (yay, a sex offender!) to her neighborhood; and watches, against her own better judgment, every Discovery Health Channel special on parasites and tapeworms that has ever aired – resulting in an overwhelming fear that a worm the size of a python will soon come a-knocking on her back door. In Notaro’s world, strangers are stranger than fiction. One must always check the hotel bathroom for hobo hairs and consciously remember not to stare at old men with giant man-boobies. And then there are the lessons she has learned the hard way: Though it may seem like a good idea, it’s best not to hire a tweaked-out homeless guy to clean up your yard. The Cleveland Plain Dealer says that Laurie Notaro is “a scream, the freak-magnet of a girlfriend you can’t wait to meet for a drink to hear her latest story.” With <i>The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death</i>, Notaro proves she’s not only funny but resigned to the fact that you can’t look bad ass in a Prius. Don’t even try. 2034474 book 24 6 2008 The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death: Reflections on Revenge, Germophobia, and Laser Hair Removal total:832|5:221|4:326|3:206|2:64|1:15| 832 3170 1584 222 4 2 false false Sun Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 12:24:29 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 12:31:22 -0800 2009 other books I've gotten for free for the Kindle) is really understating things.
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Finished this book on a lazy sat. afternoon while my children were doing end of the quarter homework/projects.

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A few of the essays were laugh out loud funny. A few of the essays were...well it made me sorry for her husband.Overall I did enjoy the book. I enjoyed her wit and sarcasm, but I think that maybe she has a tendency to exaggerate and maybe if you heard her s...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 08:44:15 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 14:02:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 true true Sun Feb 17 11:21:30 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 11:21:54 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jul 07 21:06:11 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 21:06:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 20 15:39:34 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 15:44:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 30 18:37:27 -0700 2008 Mon May 25 17:24:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 05:40:01 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 05:40:51 -0700 2008 She's Baa-aack!
Fans of Laurie Notaro's first-person stories will be delighted with this latest collection of "reflections." After a brief foray into the world of fiction with a zany, semi-autobiographical novel, once again the Idiot Girl is back to form, sharing stories and observati...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Apr 25 14:33:22 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 30 10:42:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2029834