by Jen Lancaster
This was my first foray into Jen Lancaster's work. I'll probably try reading some of her earlier books, since I heard they were hilarious. This book wasn't bad, but it wasn't LOL-funny either. [spoiler] I bawled like a baby when she finally had to put Maisy down. I know how much it totally sucks...
The once bitter, pretty fat, lazy Jen shares another journey of her life with readers in new memoir The Tao of Martha. She challenges herself to a yearlong quest of living life according to the advice of Martha Stewart.Sound boring? Did you crack a smile? Does the summary sound the least bit funny? ...
I always like reading Jen Lancaster's misadventures, but this one I sort of bored by. I don't care about Martha Stewart very much, and while I love the way Lancaster can tell a story so well that one second you want to strangle her and by the next page you are totally on her side, I didn't much ca...
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I laughed so hard I shook in several places. I'm not quite sure what I expected this book to be - funny, I knew - but I think I was expecting more of a piss-take; Jen would try some specific Martha project, mayhem would ensue and she'd write about it. While some ...
MY THOUGHTS ABSOLUTELY LOVED ITIn Lancaster's latest memoir, we learn how the Thundercats came to be, the loss of Maisy (I got a bit misty at this part) and the abuse she doles out to poor Fletch. I did get the impression that Fletch laughs at her behind her back at times and it is so refreshing to...
Jen Lancaster's newest memoir, "The Tao of Martha: My Year of LIVING; Or, Why I'm Never Getting All That Glitter Off of the Dog is laugh out loud funny and touching in parts.Though I loved, "Bitter is the New Black", "Bright Lights" and "Such a Pretty Fat" I was less enamored with "Pretty in Plaid" ...
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