- Paperback: 230 pages
- Publisher: Riverhead Books; First Edition edition (April 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 159448306X
- ISBN-13: 978-1594483066
- Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 13.1 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 708,210 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'I love Sloane Crosley. She's a postmodern Mary Tyler Moore, and this book is wry, generous, knowing - a perfect document of what it is to be young in today's world.' AM Homes 'Sloane Crosley is a mordant and mercurial wit. What makes her so funny is that she seems to be telling the truth, helplessly.' Jonathan Lethem 'Crosley channels David Sedaris - and Carrie Bradshaw - in a slightly cracked and often charming collection of essays recounting a suburban girl's adventures in the big city.' Vogue 'The voice feels a little like Nora Ephron's, a little like Dorothy Parker's and David Sedaris', although Crosley has a spry wistfulness that's very much her own. We applaud the arrival of a very funny writer.' Los Angeles Times
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As most New Yorkers have done, I have given serious and generous thought to the state of my apartment should I get killed during the day. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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As most New Yorkers have done, I have given serious and generous thought to the state of my apartment should I get killed during the day. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not what I expected,
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This review is from: I Was Told There'd be Cake (Paperback)
I genuinely thought that this was going to be Portal fan-fiction, I bought it on a whim, and am consequently a retard...although it's actually a pretty good book.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Genuinely Hillarious,
This review is from: I Was Told There'd be Cake (Paperback)
I bought this as an impulse buy after reading a review of one of Crosley's other books in the paper. I have to say this is one of the funniest books I have ever read. The essays are witty and an insightful, as well as an interesting look into the life of a twenty something New Yorker. 'The Ursula Cookie' is probably the best of all the stories. A definate good read.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious - Sloane Crosley is absolutely SPOT ON,
This review is from: I Was Told There'd be Cake (Paperback)
Absolutely loved this book - hilariously funny and such an easy read. Perfect holiday/commuting quickie. Recently finished reading How Did You Get This Number by the same author - equally brilliant. My girl-friends are queuing up to borrow both!
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