Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 818.5408
EAN: 9780380810468
ISBN: 0380810468
Label: Quill
Manufacturer: Quill
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 1999-11
Publisher: Quill
Release Date: October 05, 1995
Sales Rank: 835677
Studio: Quill
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Product Description:
Nobody ever promised Laura (except maybe her high school Spanish teacher, and she never understood what he was saying anyway) that life was going to be easy. And sure enough, it wasn't. From her high school talent competition where she performs a stunning syncopated 'funktastic' dance to 'Car Wash,' to her first job and subsequent dismissal at the local all-you-can-eat steakhouse, to the ultimate revenge fantasy of a stand-up comic who has been heckled one too many times, this is a sardonic look into the everyday workings of a performer and her not-so-stellar life. Wildly irreverent and darkly comic, these stories will make you laugh, cringe, and ultimately identify.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Hilarious, well-written, fabulous, READ THIS NOW!
This is a very funny book. You will like it if you have a brain and a sense of humor.
Rating:  - Though a fun read, it's not funny
These stories generally lack Kightlinger's sarcasm and bite, with the exception of the discussion on the items left in grandmother's casket. Her frankness and lonliness still make the stories a good read. It was not all that funny like I was expecting it to be.
Rating:  - Garbage
This book is one of the worst I've read. Can't believe my friend convinced me to waste my money on this.
She's honest? Right. That's what she wants you to think. Try unconvincingly cynical in the most brattiest possible way. Go spend your money on something that's actually worth it. Like Clifford the Big Red Dog.
Rating: - Original, Worth Reading, but very Depressing
I enjoy Laura's standup but the book was classified as a comedy and I think I laughed only once while reading the book. Dark humor is something I'm quite found of and I'm a huge fan of movies like the Royal Tenebaums which is why I've been drawn to Laura. (Not to mention she's unnecessarily attractive) The book is depressing and even though I found her teen years interesting, it was harder to identify with her being male. I was also disappointed with Laura's ability to see life so one dimensionally, I understand she's been through a lot, but then so has everyone! I wanted to just give her a hug and so life isn't so bad, or good, its just life. I'd recommend this book to my cynical female friends who enjoy dark humor, that's about it.
Rating: - heartbreakingly hilairious
Laura Kightlinger, like no one else, finds the humor in some of life's darkest most awkward moments! I laughed out loud. For that matter, I cried out loud! Looking forward to more from this talented woman!
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