false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173828240m/332961.jpg 332961 9 From the author of Kiss My Tiara comes a funny and poignant collection of true stories about women coming of age that for once isn't about finding a date. 33836 2004 Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress total:1966|5:453|4:775|3:559|2:142|1:37| 1966 7363 2679 413 1 4 true false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 19:37:51 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 19:55:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 2 false false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 06:56:43 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 07:06:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Thu Aug 23 09:07:31 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 09:07:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 19:52:23 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 19:52:23 -0700 2007 we follow a young woman realizing her identity and also coming to terms with her slightly off kilter family and her specific expectations from the world.
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I'll kick it off with my book club's August selection, Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress by Susan Jane Gilman. This is a r...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 15:04:34 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 15:07:08 -0700 2009 once I loved this book. It won't be forgotten. For the first 26 pages I wept with laughter. It is without a doubt the funniest prose I've ever read about early childhood.

Gilman has great comedic timing; she gets her point across while at the same time showing the hypocrisy in the mom...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 00:40:06 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 00:40:51 -0700 2009
I was the child who bragged and lied in Show and Tell to distinguish myself from the hordes of crying and pee-crazy 5-year-olds in Kindergarten. I...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 21:07:15 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 20:05:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Aug 21 15:31:19 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 14 13:04:08 -0700 2007 i love this book. i love this author. i lov...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 20:19:29 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 20:20:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Apr 03 18:17:58 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 18:24:11 -0700 2009 does not disappoint. Gilman has created a near-flawless collection ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Dec 23 20:57:39 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 22:47:33 -0800 2008
That's because every time I see it on sale somewhere (used bookstores are a good bet)I buy it, then immediately loan it to one of my friends, they read it, love it, loan it to one of their friends, and ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Oct 10 05:48:48 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 08:39:20 -0700 2009 twice more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Jun 22 07:16:10 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 07:54:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Mon Jun 08 22:21:03 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 22:28:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 13 16:02:14 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 16:04:23 -0700 2009
I thoroughly enjoyed it. It had that nice mix of foolishness and wi...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jul 28 17:45:21 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 17:45:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 15:53:21 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 06:40:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=332961