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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
Got a little long at the end...still laugh out loud funny.
he 2 stars reflect what gets your rocks off - I enjoyed the stories she told that involve friends and family and some of her observations (I'd give these sections 3-4 stars), but her hyper neurotic (often the most long-winded sections) behavior and her retelling of said behavior I found mostly uninteresting and a bit shrill/over the top. Humor is preferential.
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