Tuesday, August 16, 2011

September 2011: It Looked Different on the Model


HOSTESS: Monica
PAGES: 240 pages
PUBLISHED: 2011
REASON CHOSEN: "I picked this book because I wanted something humorous and light for summertime and the reviews all looked good."
MEETING DATE/TIME: September 15th @ 6:30PM
FIRST IMPRESSION RATING (AVERAGE): 4.8

Everyone’s favorite Idiot Girl, Laurie Notaro, is just trying to find the right fit, whether it’s in the adorable blouse that looks charming on the mannequin but leaves her in a literal bind or in her neighborhood after she’s shamefully exposed at a holiday party by delivering a low-quality rendition of “Jingle Bells.” Notaro makes misstep after riotous misstep as she shares tales of marriage and family, including stories about the dog-bark translator that deciphers Notaro’s and her husband’s own “woofs” a little too accurately, the emails from her mother with “FWD” in the subject line (“which in email code means Forecasting World Destruction”), and the dead-of-night shopping sprees and Devil Dog–devouring monkeyshines of a creature known as “Ambien Laurie.” At every turn, Notaro’s pluck and irresistible candor set the New York Times bestselling author on a journey that’s laugh-out-loud funny and utterly unforgettable.

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