Newcomer to Laurie Notaro
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I admit, the wacky title is what caught my eye, but this is one of the funniest collections of articles I've ever read. Not only did I laugh out loud, but I imagined hearing the voices of all my girlfriends laughing with me. Consequently I began buying Laurie Notaro books for all my friends to enjoy.
Not only is Notaro wildly funny, but her prose can turn on a dime and make you cry with her as well.
I'm a latecomer to the Laurie Notaro fan club, but when writing is this good, it's better late than never.
just try and savor it...
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Notaro's latest collection of essays deserves to be slowly savored. Though perhaps not her best work, it is just as hilarious, literally laugh-out-loud funny (and sometimes quite moving), as her other collections. Notaro describes freakish events and equally freakish characters--both of which are all too familiar to any occupant of planet Earth--from being bombed with bird crap after finally scoring a meal to the horrors of cruise-line meals, from the sadness of selling her house in a "craptastic" neighborhood, to the joys of moving to a hippie-infested college town. Notaro's descriptive prose is utter genius in capturing the oddities of life, and she is the uncontested queen of the riotous simile. I pray she never runs out of material (though that is impossible in this world), and never, ever stops writing. Particularly as this is the last one I hadn't devoured. Oh, well, guess I'll just have to reread the others. Grade: A+
Who wants to hear more about how gross Notaro is?
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I had to do a little research on the author after reading this boring yet maddening collection of essays. I was wondering whether she was a lot older than me, since she seemed to be doing whatever she could to paint herself as an over-the-hill, frumpy, crass perimenopausal hag. From revealing her habit of pooping every morning with the bathroom door open (and making a loud joke out of it to her poor husband) to mentioning at every turn how much hair is popping up on her face, the stories from this author often had me cringing in total gag-me-with-a-spoon mode. And her husband, who I mostly feel sorry for, added to the vomit-ous theme by revealing his own close encounter with raw sewage. I don't find this kind of material humorous, and with the exception of one well-written piece about tired cliches, the book was an exercise in ennui and mediocre writing.
The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death: Reflections on Revenge, Germophobia, and Laser Hair Removal
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What great fun! I love her imagination and real life views. Notaro seems like the friend you have with all the best stories most of which are unbelievable and unless you were there. Laurie Notaro puts the word "fun" into reading. So if you want to laugh out loud and smile when you read, this is a book for you.
This is the funniest bookI've ever read!
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I laughed out loud at the antics this women got herself involved in. She has such a great way of viewing situations. So-o-o funny! I think I'd like to hang out with her. Can't wait to read more of her stuff.