- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins (1 Feb 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006531482
- ISBN-13: 978-0006531487
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,984,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From romantic bliss to brutal break-up. Satirical and sharp, Anita Liberty re-invents self-help as she skewers her ex-boyfriend in this hilarious and audaciously candid collection of advice, poems and diary entries.
‘My boyfriend, Mitchell, whom I dated for three and a half years, left me for a woman named Heather, and, to get even, I have devoted my entire career to humiliating him in public.’
What better way to take revenge, to point the finger, to revel in someone else’s squirming misery than to write a book about how awful they are? This fierce, funny and ultimately liberating homage to being ‘dumped’ offers a red-hot therapy of wit, wisdom, rage and redemption.
‘I wish we were back together for just one night…so I could push you out of my loftbed while you were sleeping.’
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“I wish we were back together for just one night … so I could push you out of my loft bed while you were sleeping.”
Satirical and sharp, downtown New York City performance artist Anita Liberty reinvents self-he;p as she skewers her ex-boyfriend in this hilarious, hip, and audaciously candid collection of advice, poems, and diary entries.
From romantic bliss to brutal breakup, from heartache to healing, this fierce, funny, and ultimately liberating homage to being “dumped” offers a red-hot therapy of wit, wisdom, rage, and redemption. And now, a few words from Anita Liberty …
“He told me that I’m beautiful when I’m angry. Big mistake.”
“COMPROMISE – Lowering my standards. So you can meet them.”
“You’re a bad habit. I want to kick you. Hard.”
Includes free postcards to send to people who deserve them!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The title of this book is terribly intrigueing. Anyone who tries to make lemonade (eg write a book) from the lemons that life has chucked at them wins my vote. In particular page 77 is hilarious. It is a letter by Anita to her good friends in the event that they should run into her X - and what she would like them to say and how she would like them to react. Classic really. This book is filled with poems and random thoughts. It might not be everyone's cup of tea, but having been there "I got it".
Format:Paperback
My live-in boyfriend of 3 1/2 years left me because he wanted his space...but I think it was a girl named Dana...This book helped me realize that I'm not alone in this world...I recommend it to everyone who has been dumped.
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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
wake up people! It's only comedy
20 Jun 1999
Format:Paperback
These reviews are either wonderful or awful. The purpose of this book is to take *dumped* feelings to the extreme-hence, the humor. Why is that so hard for some people to take? The inclusion of the word "feminist" in one of the criticisms shows the complete lack of understanding, particularly on the part of (some) people. There are many women out there that are jerks too, do you think that Anita is unaware of that? Do you fault your friends or YOURSELF when they get involved with people who later turn out to be jerks? I think not. But by telling women "just quit becoming involved with bad men" or "every woman I know who has read this book and enjoyed it has only bad relationships" you are totally blaming the person who was most injured by the situation. I think that most people would prefer to be involved in happy, healthy relationships, and most are shocked when this turns out not to be so. I said MOST. Anger is a normal part of the grieving process. This book is a helpful tool for women (or men!) to get their butts in gear and feel better after suffering a massive hit to their egos. What's so horrible about that? Why is justified anger in the face of bad treatment so difficult for you to take?
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Better than chocolate
13 April 2000
Format:Paperback
I read this book when it first came out and I've been dipping back into it regularly for years. I've given it to friends going through hard breakups and friends who are blissed out in love. The response is always the same: "What a great book!" It's not just that it is wickedly funny, which it is, but I also found it to be comforting, insightful and powerful. I think all too often it's easy, or safer, for women to mask anger with depression. Anita Liberty lives out loud, and in the process, she tells a hell of a joke.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
who is anita liberty and what is her mission in life?
30 Jan 2001
Format:Paperback
hello, all you 102:11 readers. if you've gotten this far, you'll notice that no one else knows that anita liberty is a character invented (as in created and performed) by the author. give the book a second read--it's much more fun if you know what's really going on. suzanne weber will thank you for it.
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