PEOPLE ARE UNAPPEALING * THE OTHER WOMAN * THE HARM IN ASKING

People are Unappealing* True Stories of Our Collective Capacity to Annoy *Even Me  by Sara Barron - At bead group my friend Kathy mentioned that her friend had a daughter who is a comedienne who uses her family for a lot of her material and that the parents are really cool about it considering how personal and unflattering said material often is.  This is the first book by said daughter, and I have to say I find her to be a nut job.  But I like her!  She's got that midwest warmth that comes through even in the most crazy antidotes, and there are no boundaries.  I liked it so much that I read her next book (see below) right away so that I could have a super good dose of funny.  It's kind of about nothing, but it's about people and life.  And the only thing that I'm annoyed by (as I mentioned a few posts ago) is the huge secondary title.  People are Unappealing* would have been fine for me.



The Other Woman - Bead Group didn't meet last Thursday so Sue and I went to Old Orchard to see Neighbors, but it wasn't playing until that night, and the back up plan was The Other Woman.  We were the only ones in the theater until the movie started and someone else walked in.  It's a lot of fun and very funny, and worth seeing at the movies.  We also tried the Carvel ice cream and I tried their donut holes.  Not sure I'll be able to walk by that Carvel ever again without going in for some soft serve.  It is really delicious and chocolatey. 

The Harm In Asking My Clumsy Encounters with the Human Race by Sara Barron - I hope she keeps writing these books!  This girl (woman I know) will say anything about anybody, including herself.  I'm going to miss the laughs.  I still feel the same way about the title.  The Harm In Asking is a great title just like that.