Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smart-Ass, or Why You Should Never Carry a Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office
Jen Lancaster was living the sweet life-until real life kicked her to the curb. She had the perfect man, the perfect job-hell, she had the perfect life-and there was no reason to think it wouldn't last. Or maybe there was, but Jen Lancaster was too busy being manicured, pedicured, highlighted,...
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Jen Lancaster was living the sweet life-until real life kicked her to the curb. She had the perfect man, the perfect job-hell, she had the perfect life-and there was no reason to think it wouldn't last. Or maybe there was, but Jen Lancaster was too busy being manicured, pedicured, highlighted, and generally adored to notice. This is the smart-mouthed, soul-searching story of a woman trying to figure out what happens next when she's gone from six figures to unemployment checks and she stops to reconsider some of the less-than-rosy attitudes and values she thought she'd never have to answer for when times were good. Filled with caustic wit and unusual insight, it's a rollicking read as speedy and unpredictable as the trajectory of a burst balloon.
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780451217608
Publish date: 07-03-2006
Publisher: Penguin
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Funny,
Comedy,
Adult,
Biography Memoir,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit
I liked the overall lessons learned in this book, and while Jen Lancaster is fairly amusing, she's not hilarious.Still, I enjoyed it, it was a cute, fluffy read.
Admittedly, there are parts of Bitter is the New Black that made me laugh, but there is only so much cynicism/snarkiness that a person can take and this book simply contains too much. Jen's wittiness fails to captivate me from the get go. In fact, it sounds rather obnoxious and further emphasise her...
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