Internet star Jenny Lawson, aka The Bloggess, makes her literary debut. Jenny Lawson realized that the most mortifying moments of our lives—the ones we’d like to pretend never happened—are in fact the ones that define us. Lawson takes readers on a hilarious journey recalling her bizarre upbringing in rural Texas, her devastatingly awkward high school years, and her relationship with her long-suffering husband, Victor. Chapters include: “Stanley the Magical, Talking Squirrel”; “A Series of Angry Post-It Notes to My Husband”; “My Vagina Is Fine. Thanks for Asking”; “And Then I Snuck a Dead Cuban Alligator on an Airplane.” Pictures with captions (no one would believe these things without proof) accompany the text.
My book club selected this book to read and I was looking forward to it. I had seen so many positive things about this book and its author over the years that I was looking forward to reading it. I found myself laughing out loud at several stories she told, but then I also found myself cringing at other stories. But even worse, I found myself annoyed. I hate it when books annoy me. Even a little.
I know that Jenny Lawson has a huge following, but I am not one of those people. I assure you she is not even going to miss me.
Details:
- Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
- Pages: 383
- Publisher: Berkley
- Publication Date: 4.17.2012
- Buy it Here!
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