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I give up. I can't do this to myself anymore. This was a bestseller? For the record, I am most of the way through disc 2.
Maybe it's worse for me that I'm listening to the audiobook? She's doing this atonal singing thing for each chapter heading which is just...unforgivably awful.
Two stars instead of one because I blame her editor: if someone had thinned out the verbal twitching, the compulsive repetition of phrases she thinks pack a punch, the preening about how weird she is and ISN'T IT JUST S ...more
Maybe it's worse for me that I'm listening to the audiobook? She's doing this atonal singing thing for each chapter heading which is just...unforgivably awful.
Two stars instead of one because I blame her editor: if someone had thinned out the verbal twitching, the compulsive repetition of phrases she thinks pack a punch, the preening about how weird she is and ISN'T IT JUST S ...more
Everything I've read about this book had me expecting to love it, and what a disappointment this was. Maybe I just need to give up on "humor" books, because I am 0 for 5 now (the 5 including Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Mindy Kaling, David Sedaris, and this book).
Lawson is just trying too hard. So many of these humorous anecdotes are exaggerated for effect, and so often she claims to be the only person who's experienced this "thing" that really isn't as uncommon as she seems to think it is. That's ann ...more
Lawson is just trying too hard. So many of these humorous anecdotes are exaggerated for effect, and so often she claims to be the only person who's experienced this "thing" that really isn't as uncommon as she seems to think it is. That's ann ...more
Jan 31, 2019
Tami
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DNF- but I read 222 pages. Future self- do not check this out again.
Her blog makes me snort with laughter sometimes - super excited to see if she holds up in book form.
I found the beginning a little challenging to get through, but by Beyonce it felt like I was reading an old friend. It just reminded me why I love to read her blog.
Apr 15, 2012
Lisa Vegan
marked it as to-read
May 12, 2012
Elizabeth
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Jun 23, 2012
Carmine
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Dec 05, 2012
Lisa
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Dec 31, 2012
Kari
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Jan 08, 2013
Clare
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Oct 15, 2022
Wiltshire Hermit
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it was amazing
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Shelves:
life-stories,
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Jun 11, 2014
Karol
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Jun 21, 2015
Mark
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Dec 21, 2017
Felicia
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Sep 01, 2020
Manoshi
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