Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl’s Guide to Why it Often Sucks in the City, or Who are These Idiots and Why Do They All Live Next Door to Me?
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- ISBN13: 9780451221254
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Jen Lancaster despises to burst your pleased small bubble, but life in the huge city isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Contrary to what you see on TV and in the movies, most urbanites aren’t party-hopping in slinky dresses and strappy stilettos. But lucky for us, Lancaster knows how to make the life of the lower crust mercilessly amusing and infinitely entertaining.
Whether she’s reporting rude neighbors to Homeland Security, harboring a crush on her grocery store clerk, or fighting-and losing-the Battle of the Stairmaster- Lancaster explores how silly, weird, and not-so-fabulous real city living can be. And if anyone doesn’t like it, they can kiss her huge, stout, pink, puffy down parka.
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As a fellow conservative Republican female, I was very excited to buy this book. But, I’m very disappointed with Jen Lancaster’s lifestyle and values. She’s childless, so obviously she uses birth control, which is immoral. She’s unashamed of her weight problem and henpecks her spouse. If she was a right Republican, she would make the effort to look pretty for her spouse and obey him like the Bible says to. She dotes on her pets like they were children, when she should be focusing on having a large family tree and understanding that humans have dominion over animals. I could go on and on. Don’t buy this book. Lancaster may vote Republican, but she’s really a selfish liberal. My dear spouse also establish a picture of her and the evil Alec Baldwin on her website!
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
I cannot judge this “journal” was published. Consisting of uncensored anecdotes from Ms. Lancaster’s life, this book is an unbelievably dull romp through Ms. Lancaster’s unbelievably dull life. And, who is this woman, who is worried to see the gynecologist? What are you 12? This isn’t amusing, it’s stupid and lame. You are not amusing Ms. Lancaster, you are stupid, lame and appalling narcissistic. I want my money back.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
While I did find parts of the book amusing, and being a chicago-gal and a writer myself, I did find I could tell, the entire thing just seemed so pointless. Where was the plot? I feel like this book was simply a running commentary. A collection of essays on pop-culture. Who doesn’t have a tale about public transit, an opinion on Rachel Ray, an issue with the neighbors? I can’t even call this clever, but I will call it witty. End result: didn’t bother to end. I have better things to do with my time than read about a name’s observations on everything from Trader Joe’s to Lucky Charms.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
Im a Jen too and I swear I reflect I am the southern version of Jen Lancaster! I identify so much with so many of the things she says and the thoughts that she has there has to be a genetic link somewhere. This book is hillarious just as “Bitter” is! What a talent! I would truly like to have a drink or 2 or 12 with this chick! She is honest to a fault and says whats on her mind, I LOVE THIS! I have already bought 5 books as gifts for friends as I reflect all girls should experience this book! GO JEN!
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
Lancaster is a spoiled brat. Period.
For a fantastic many chapters I read as she complained about how she USED to have money and now is struggling to be middle class. BOO HOO. Welcome to America, sister. MOST Americans deal with being broke everyday.
She rants about everything and sadly, I couldn’t bring myself to give a hoot about anything she had to say. She sounded like a four year ancient who had her favorite toy taken away. She can’t do a breast exam on her own cause she is too modest. Doesn’t like having to work on her books because she used to have money. She wishes her spouse would stop everything he is doing to support her bone idle butt so that she can have a name to annoy because no one else wants to deal with her. She refers to Carrie Bradshaw as though anyone really mistook Sex and the City for a reality program… well, SHE might have.
Either way you slice it, the book isn’t well written and the leader needs to reflect about getting another job to get ALL that money back. Excellent luck on that.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5