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Ellen Librarian
May 08, 2010 rated it it was ok
Short version: Overpaid, over-drinking, over-self-satisfied Jen Lancaster learns the meaning of life when she loses her job, is forced to suffer the indignities of a $1000/month apartment in a minority neighborhood in Chicago and can barely make ends meet there. So what has she learned? Instead of getting her expensive highlights done after a shopping spree and with a manicure, our plucky Jen learns to do her nails herself and skip the shopping the next time she can afford those expensive highli ...more
Alisa
Aug 18, 2014 rated it did not like it
Bitter is the aftertaste in my mouth after reading
this snarky, obnoxious, mean-spirited, racist,
supposed morality tale. Ugh!
Jessica
Aug 06, 2008 rated it liked it
I went into this one expecting that I'd toss it against the wall in short order, but surprisingly no - for all her flaws, memoir-Jen (presumably at least somewhat distinguishable from actual-Jen, given the high drama quotient) clearly shows the change in her perspective while neither given her old self a pass or being too smug about her reformed self. I think whether the book works or not depends on how tongue-in-cheek you think it is. If you read it as self-satire, it's quite enjoyable and a fa ...more
Suzanne
Jul 08, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: chick-lit, memoir
OMG - I read this book in one day! I neglected things I should have been doing and finally ate something at 8:00pm when I was thoroughly starved. I laughed out loud several times and almost cried a few times.
Courtney
Dec 27, 2007 marked it as to-read
Megan
Apr 26, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Christy
Jul 28, 2008 rated it really liked it
Lauren Courtney
Aug 24, 2008 rated it really liked it
Joanne
Sep 25, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: humour
Janna
Nov 11, 2008 rated it really liked it
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Jun 06, 2009 rated it really liked it
Lauren
Aug 25, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Tracyene
Sep 03, 2009 marked it as to-read
Kristen
Sep 14, 2009 rated it really liked it
Rachel
Jun 13, 2010 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2010-reads
Jennifer Eklund
Aug 08, 2010 rated it really liked it
Shelves: memior, humor, i-own
Elena
Feb 14, 2011 rated it really liked it
Amy 💖
Jun 30, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Sep 10, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: books-i-enjoyed, 2011
Kimberly
Sep 12, 2011 marked it as to-read
Tania
Dec 16, 2011 rated it liked it
Diane
Apr 04, 2012 rated it did not like it
m
Jun 07, 2012 rated it it was ok
Shelves: books-read-2012
Megan
Apr 27, 2015 marked it as to-read
Kristen
Dec 30, 2016 marked it as to-read
grace
Nov 19, 2017 marked it as to-read
Jillian
Mar 05, 2019 marked it as to-read
Tammy AZ
Nov 10, 2019 marked it as to-read
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