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deliabarryBright Lights, Big Ass
by Jen Lancaster
The book's subtitle says "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?", which is a better summary than I could come up with.
The cover blurbs on this collection of essays purports to tell the truth about living in the city, giving the lie to Carrie Bradshaw in particular. Based on them, I was expecting a funny take on modern city living for the single woman. You know, mindless summer giggles. What I got was a mean-spirited diatribe from a married woman who is still pissed that she lost her cushy overpaid job when the dot com bubble burst and who now has to figure out how to make a living just like the rest of us. This is a woman who states that the problem with mass transportation is that it transports the masses, thinks that Ann Coulter is funny, and includes an "open letter" to all the people upset about the results of the 2004 election recommending that they all grow up. Charming.
Ms. Lancaster also describes the (presumable single) professional women in her condo community as "the fat girls." Judging by the author picture on the back cover, she must not own a mirror.
by Jen Lancaster
The book's subtitle says "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?", which is a better summary than I could come up with.
The cover blurbs on this collection of essays purports to tell the truth about living in the city, giving the lie to Carrie Bradshaw in particular. Based on them, I was expecting a funny take on modern city living for the single woman. You know, mindless summer giggles. What I got was a mean-spirited diatribe from a married woman who is still pissed that she lost her cushy overpaid job when the dot com bubble burst and who now has to figure out how to make a living just like the rest of us. This is a woman who states that the problem with mass transportation is that it transports the masses, thinks that Ann Coulter is funny, and includes an "open letter" to all the people upset about the results of the 2004 election recommending that they all grow up. Charming.
Ms. Lancaster also describes the (presumable single) professional women in her condo community as "the fat girls." Judging by the author picture on the back cover, she must not own a mirror.
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