Goodreads Summary:
Jen Lancaster hates to burst your happy little bubble, but life in the big city isn't all it's cracked up to be. Contrary to what you see on TV and in the movies, most urbanites aren't party-hopping in slinky dresses and strappy stilettos. But lucky for us, Lancaster knows how to make the life of the lower crust mercilessly funny and infinitely entertaining.
Whether she's reporting rude neighbors to Homeland Security, harboring a crush on her grocery store clerk, or fighting-and losing-the Battle of the Stairmaster- Lancaster explores how silly, strange, and not-so-fabulous real city living can be. And if anyone doesn't like it, they can kiss her big, fat, pink, puffy down parka.
My thoughts:
If I were a girly-girl and a republican I think I would be Jen Lancaster. I am not sure why it startled me every time she mentioned watching FOX News, but alas it did. I was like finding out my bestie was secretly hiding some their freaky porcelain doll collection. Weird yes, reason to disown no (at least not yet). I enjoyed this book and got a few laughs from it. I didn't love this book as much as Bitter is the New Black but I don't blame Jen for that. I blame being sick and fucking grumpy while reading her book. I will say that reading her book made me far less grumpy. It also made me want to join a gym again.
I dig the way that Jen can be so open and honest about all the fucked up things in her life. While I have never exploded out of my pants, I have thought more than once it was a real possibility. Also, I would like to mention that I find it interesting that no matter what part of the country you are in the employees at Trader Joes all have a similar appearances and behaviors. I don't know if this is comforting or creepy.
I lived in downtown SLC for a few years and after watching a homeless man pee on my car every morning for two of those years it was refreshing to know that other people in other cities enjoyed the same weird things. I had the weirdest neighbors while living downtown. At least that is what I thought until I moved to the suburbs of SLC. Now these people are fucking insane.
I would recommend this book to people like me or those who enjoy reading about the lives of normal bitchy fat girls.
While writing this review was listening to Florence and the Machine.
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