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Cindy
Apr 21, 2013 rated it liked it
My feelings about this book have evolved as I’ve read it. I began the book and immediately dismissed it. It's not that I didn't like the book. It's that I didn't find it funny like others who just couldn't put it down. I don't know if it's because I couldn't connect to Jenny or if it just was not my type of humor. Every time she interrupted the narrative and spoke to the reader, using expletives, I thought it was a cheap comedic ploy and I just wanted her to get back to it. There were moments wh ...more
Kandace
Jan 06, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Really quite hilarious-thoroughly enjoyed this one!
Jas
Absolutely hilarious. Absolutely recommend.
Shannon
Jun 05, 2017 rated it did not like it
Let's pretend this book never happened, amirite? Jk jk jk that's unkind. Unfortunately, if your book proclaims a half dozen times that it's the funniest memoir EVER, it had better be pretty great. Or at least really decent. Next David Sedaris? I think not. Caveat: I stopped reading after 30 pages, so maybe things really picked up after that. ...more
Joceline Foley
Jul 15, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Look, I'm not trying to claim this book is quality literature. But I laughed out loud (and loudly) enough times that I'm giving it a five. If you're having a bad day/week/month, this is the perfect book to change things for you. ...more
Rachel
Jan 29, 2013 rated it liked it
I'm enjoying this on a superficial level but not enough to want to power through to the end. Lawson's writing is probably best in short burst on a blog. In collected form I'm struck by an overall glibness to her tone, particularly in places where I want more insight, more reflection. ...more
Anne-Nicole
Sep 02, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Julie
Oct 28, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: adult-non-fic
Rachel
Nov 14, 2012 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: audio
Yasmin Khayal
Dec 04, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shaundrika
Dec 27, 2012 rated it really liked it
Kase Wickman
Apr 10, 2013 rated it really liked it
Kimberly
Aug 18, 2013 rated it really liked it
shannon
Oct 06, 2013 marked it as to-read
Maggie
Nov 05, 2013 marked it as to-read
Elizabeth
Nov 11, 2013 marked it as to-read
Leslie
Jul 15, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Lisa
Aug 09, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: owned-books
anne
Oct 03, 2015 marked it as to-read
Lisa
Dec 31, 2015 marked it as partiallyread
MJ
Feb 27, 2023 rated it liked it
Melanie Guthrie
Sep 15, 2016 marked it as to-read
Maeve
Nov 06, 2016 marked it as to-read
Kristi Marshae
Sep 07, 2017 marked it as to-read
alana
Nov 04, 2018 marked it as to-read
Sarah
Apr 17, 2022 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Rachel
Jan 17, 2023 rated it really liked it
Shelves: memoir, bookclub
Esra Tasdelen
Dec 07, 2024 marked it as to-read